Theodore Wolff's Photography

Indie Underground (Galitz and Rashlanut Refuit)

Jan 13th, 2026

Tel Aviv, Israel

Band members face each other mid-performance in a basement, a woman on drums in the center, audience watching closely
A silhouetted singer stands alone in a beam of spotlight, surrounded by darkness
A band performs on an outdoor stage bathed in blue light, guitarist whipping hair, haze filling the air
A tattooed singer in a Tom and Jerry t-shirt performs at a microphone bathed in red stage light, raising a peace sign
Musicians thrash on a small basement stage, singer leaning into the crowd with a Tama drum kit behind
A band plays in a packed basement, guitarist in plaid, singer gripping the mic, crowd laughing in the front row
A band performs in a cramped basement venue, musicians crowding together with guitars and drums
A singer screams into the mic while playing acoustic guitar on a small stage, audience hands raised
A woman throws her arms up and shouts in a crowd of ecstatic concertgoers in a dim bar
A smiling performer in a Rekords t-shirt leans toward the crowd under hazy stage lighting
Two men pose backstage, one in a denim jacket holding a drink, the other in a leopard-print shirt and headband
A blurred motion shot of a musician singing into a microphone in a dark basement

First Hanukkah Candle in Mea She'arim

Dec 14th, 2025

Mea She'arim, Jerusalem

A man in a black hat crouches to light Hanukkah candles in glass-enclosed menorahs outside a doorway
Two silhouetted men in hats, one holding a candle and prayer book, light a menorah in a glass case on a narrow stone alleyway
A young man reads from a prayer book by the light of a yellow candle beside a small glass-enclosed menorah mounted on a stone wall
Silhouette of a man in a black coat and hat standing beside a silver menorah with a single lit candle in a doorway
Children's hands reach toward a parent asking for Dmei Hanukkah in a dark alley
A man in a black hat walks into a narrow hallway entrance with black hats hanging on hooks along both walls
A lit menorah seen through a window with half-closed blinds and iron bars, the top of a black hat just visible below

Taking Shelter (Iran-Israel War)

Jun 25th, 2025

Tel Aviv, Israel

A woman walks three dogs across a street at night while people sit on the sidewalk behind her
A person stands while a woman crouches against a peeling wall in a dimly lit parking garage, both holding cigarettes
Two tattooed men sit on the concrete floor of a parking garage playing cards
Two teenagers sit cross-legged on the floor of a parking garage, the girl smiling at her phone
A woman pulling a wagon with a dog walks through a parking garage as a group of teenagers sits by an exit sign
A man holds a baby while standing among rows of tents set up in a parking garage shelter
Two volunteers in purple vests walk through a parking garage past tents and a dumpster
A small dog on a leash stands near people's legs inside a parking garage with Hebrew stairway and elevator signs
A couple embraces near a wall while a woman reads a book on the floor beside a small white dog, a level -3 sign above
A person sits alone against a pillar in an empty underground parking garage marked level -4, lit by fluorescent lights

My Japanese Fujifilm and the photos I took with it there

Apr 1st, 2025

Japan

Salarymen drink and chat at a small open-front izakaya with wooden stools and Japanese signs stacked above
Two men in white uniforms pound green mochi with wooden mallets in a large wooden mortar, steam rising from stacked boxes behind
A model walks a runway as fashion-show attendees in dark coats watch from the front row, stage lights glowing below
A woman grills yakitori skewers over charcoal behind a dark noren curtain with a family-crest emblem
A ramen cook in a red bandana and apron works at the counter beside a hand-painted sign with serving instructions
Two women work behind the counter of a tiny izakaya kitchen, handwritten menus and hanging baskets overhead
Office workers crowd a narrow motsuyaki grill bar under an Asahi beer sign and a glowing Hoppy lantern
A bride in a white watabōshi hood and shiromuku kimono smiles softly, framed by darkness
A bride in a white shiromuku stands beside an older woman in a black tomesode kimono with a gold obi, both holding fans
A bride in a watabōshi and a man in glasses laugh together, seen through a gap in a crowd of silhouettes
Two grinning young girls peek out from between a groom in a black montsuki and a bride in white shiromuku
A smiling girl in a pink dress reaches up to high-five a bride in white shiromuku
Two young women in floral kimonos browse a row of gachapon capsule-toy machines on a street
Rows of white and red maneki-neko beckoning-cat figurines, a tiny cat perched on the ear of the largest one
Tokyo Skytree framed by white cherry blossoms in full bloom, the tower nearly blending into the bright sky
Tokyo Skytree rises through branches of pink cherry blossoms against a pale blue sky
Tokyo Tower's red-and-white lattice seen through a canopy of white cherry blossoms
A Yamato Transport driver loads packages from an open delivery truck with the black-cat logo, traffic blurred in the foreground
A woman in a red shirt sits at a sewing machine by a window in a cluttered tailor's workshop hung with clothes and hats
A man in a green sweatshirt and cap hands fabric to a woman seated at a sewing machine in a small workshop
A pile of fresh red-eyed fish at a market with a handwritten price tag reading 3,000 yen
A vendor in an apron stands behind trays of oysters and seafood beneath a large blue poster advertising seasonal oysters
An elderly woman in a mask peers out from a small gap between shelves crammed with books and electronics magazines
A man in glasses sits surrounded by thousands of tiny electronic parts, tools hanging from the ceiling in a packed Akihabara shop
A vendor in a yellow-trimmed jacket stands behind the counter of a small station kiosk stocked with snacks and souvenirs
A young train conductor in a navy uniform and cap stands at attention beside a red train car on a platform
Commuters stand packed shoulder to shoulder in a train car with blue-striped doors, one man's foot on the yellow platform edge
A man in a plaid shirt and mask checks his phone on a train platform beside a yellow U-turn sign, bound for Ueno
A businessman carrying his jacket walks through a crowded station concourse under yellow Central Gate signs
A woman in a denim jacket rides a bicycle with a basket down a narrow street past an orange building
A street performer with a Kermit-the-Frog puppet pinches its green hand against his nose as a crowd watches in a park
Close-up portrait of a Japanese macaque with a bright red face staring directly into the camera
Two Japanese macaques huddle together on a stone ledge by a hot spring pool, snow and ice clinging to the rocks above
A Japanese macaque holds its baby on a stone ledge beside a steaming hot spring, snow-covered rocks behind