Rona Bar is an Israeli-British photographer now based in London. She works as one half of the photography duo Fotómetro with her partner Ofek Avshalom – they are partners both in life and in their creative work.

Awards and Recognition:

  • Women in Art Prize: Eve Arnold Photography Prize 2025 – Winner Thefotometro
  • Lens Culture Critics’ Choice Award 2025 – Winner Thefotometro
  • Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023 – Finalist Thefotometro
  • The Independent Photographer Awards 2022-23 – Winner Thefotometro
  • Portrait of Britain BJP Award 2023 – Winner Thefotometro
  • Portrait of Humanity BJP Award 2023 – Winner Thefotometro
  • LensCulture Portrait Awards 2021 – Finalist LensCulture

Artistic Practice:

With a preference for striking color palettes and researched lighting techniques, Bar and Avshalom portray life around them through an honest, distinct, and all-encompassing gaze. They leverage their knowledge of art history and combine it with their natural inclination toward contemporary culture. Wulcollective

The duo looks at their craft as a means of advocating for a more diverse and authentic global community – a mission they pursue by casting non-models for both personal and commercial work. Turning the lens onto themes such as identity, individuality, and relationships, their practice aims to mirror the infinite facets of human experience, pushing the boundaries of gender, race, and sexuality. Wulcollective

Current Projects:

She had a solo exhibition 13-22 November at Zebra One Gallery and has an upcoming book “Lois & Carey” with 89books. Instagram

The “Lois & Carey” project explores the intimate, intergenerational relationship between a mother (Carey) and her daughter (Lois), both Jewish artists living in London. Set entirely within their home, the project is a nuanced portrait of familial closeness, personal expression, and the unspoken tensions that shape lifelong bonds. At its core, the work is about the complex dance between mothers and daughters – how identity is inherited, resisted, and reinvented. The tension between queerness and family legacy is treated not as conflict, but as coexistence. Londonartcollective

Notable Series – “Us”:

The “Us” project was inspired by their personal relationship that blossomed during Covid-19 lockdown. They photographed couples in their homes to capture intimacy and togetherness, wanting to represent, normalise and celebrate all kinds of love while breaking social norms. British Journal of Photography

Instagram: @ronabarphotos