Photography News Issue 40

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Photojournalist Gali Tibbon took the new EOS M5 on an adventure documenting life in Serbia. We find out what she thinks of Canon’s newest mirrorless camera

Inspired by black & white grainy images from the 50s thanks to a special edition of Life magazine from her grandfather’s library, Gali Tibbon first picked up a camera at the age of 14. Purchasing a second-hand Canon AE-1 she began basic photography classes. Fast-forward to now and she’s spent the last 20 years working as a photojournalist documenting historical news events in Jerusalem and travelling the world shooting both documentary and travel photography. Gali’s imageshavebeenpublished inavariety of international newspapers and leading magazines and she has won numerous awards. Throughout her travels Gali has always been a Canon user, switching from model to model as her photography evolved. In2000she got her first CanonDSLRandher kitbag today includes the EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark IV and the EOS M5. Recently Gali took the EOS M5 on assignment to Serbia. “It looked like someone had shrunk my DSLR in the washing machine. It looked the same as my 5D but much smaller, which meant that all the dials and buttons were in the places where I’m used to having them; so I knew that the transformation between the two platforms would be easy. About the photographer Gali Tibbon is a photojournalist based in Jerusalem who has more than a decade of experience documenting the Middle East and has won various awards for her work. Her images have been published in various

“My favourite features of the EOS M5 are the touch focus and the tilt screen. The touch focus allows you to drag the focus point with your finger on the touchscreen, while the tilt screen allows you to take pictures from different angles. Often in news events there are so many people and photographers meaning you are unable to get close to what is happening, so many photographers hold their cameras up high and use a wide lens; sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t. With the EOS M5 you can actually open the screen so you can be parallel to whatever you are shooting. Together with the touch focus feature, I was able to hold up my camera, see my image, compose and actually put the focus exactly where I wanted it.” “So far the EOS M5 has been with me to Serbia, Germany, France, Spain and the UK. It has been with me in the Dead Sea in Israel and inside the Tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem when researchers opened it for the first time in centuries. Soon I’m travelling to Ethiopia. “This image (overleaf) was taken in Serbia, at a funfair during the summer. I saw the little girl inside the bubble, she was more bold and wild than the boys. It was the first time

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I had used the EOSM5 at night with artificial lights, and it was great. I set the camera to ISO 1250 and selected AV (aperture-priority at f/2.8) so I would get a high-speed exposure. I needed to shoot fast, one frame after the other in order to capture the image because the bubble was moving, the water splashing and so many things happening very fast. For this reason I used a high ISO to allowme to freeze the moment and it was also very important to be able to focus quickly in the dark. The EOS M5 allowed me to do all of these things and the fact I was able to work with my 24- 70mm f/2.8 lens on it with the adapter made the shoot fun. The quality of the files was great and I really liked the dynamic range of the camera. The image didn’t need any post- processing as it looked great anyway.” The touch focus allows you to drag the focus point with your finger

The Camera Canon EOS M5 Canon’s flagship EOS M5 offers DSLR quality with a 24.2-megapixel sensor, 7fps shooting and Full HD 60p video.

The Lens EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II USM

Ideal for a wide variety of subjects from landscapes, portraits, travel or documentary, the 24-70mm offers a constant aperture of f/2.8 for stunning bokeh and easier shooting in low light.

Left Swimmers from around the world plunge into the salty waters of the Dead Sea in a bid to draw attention to its environmental degradation. Wearing protective masks and snorkels, the 25 swimmers paddled for seven hours through the salty, soupy waters of the Dead Sea to attempt the ten-mile swim from Jordan to Israel. This picture was taken with the Canon EOS M5 and EF-M 11-22mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens. Shot at ISO 100 with a shutter speed of 1/2000sec at f/5.6.

international print publications and exhibited in galleries across the world. When covering historical events Gali feels like she has a front row seat in history, witnessing the events and creating images to be shown to people worldwide. Gali also loves documentary and travel photography where she can get to know people and their stories better. galitibbon.com

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