Who We Are

About Ofer Yakov

Ofer is a 29 years old experienced visual storyteller and an award-winning photographer. Ofer is the founder of The Giant Bird, a media production company in Los Angeles.

Ofer believes that our life is precious and we shouldn't take it for granted. Through his visual arts, Ofer inspires others to live life to the fullest, be their best version, and help the world be a better place.

A New Campaign
T-Shirts Collection

A few months ago, Ofer flew to visit his family and friends after living for three years in Los Angeles. He decided to take advantage of his trip to collaborate with his mom who is a professional painter. Together they have converted some of his photographs into art lines and placed them on stylish black T-shirts.

Ofer: "These t-shirts are more than just t-shirts. They stand for powerful messages such as: Live life to the fullest, appreciate the moment, be grateful for what you have, and most importantly, love yourself"

New T-shirts Collection

How It All Started

11 years ago back in Israel, Ofer was exposed to the world of photography for the first time, he picked up his mom's camera and started to play with that,  he was shooting his friends and himself riding their dirt bikes, his desire to get better results pushed him to explore more and more about photography and its aesthetics, and in result his passion just got bigger and bigger every day. A year after, he decided to sell his dirt bike and bought his first professional camera - Canon 7D.

In 2012, Ofer was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces as an army photographer at 18. Ofer got exposed for the first time in the world of videography. By tackling more significant projects within the army, Ofer developed the skills necessary to become a professional Director and Videographer. At the same time, he did a few passion projects that went viral on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram and started to get exposure and gain followers. He also brought many offers from brands and companies in Israel to create videos similar for them. Eventually, after releasing from the army, back in 2015, he opened his first business for video productions in Israel.

For three full years, Ofer developed his video production and managed to help many brands to increase their profits and make an enormous impact in Israel. He felt that he was looking for the next challenge and decided he wanted to move to Los Angeles. He wanted to do that mainly to take his filmmaking career to the next level and surround himself with inspiring and talented people. After officially getting the approval for his artist visa, Ofer ordered a flight ticket and flew by himself to Los Angeles.

Ofer had no future projects or anything booked in Los Angeles, but he believed in himself so much. His exceptions were very high from the beginning, and he immediately managed to make some great connections. He created very cool content with known people in the filmmaking and extreme sports industry, which was awesome but unfortunately, it wasn't as profitable as he hoped it would be. Ofer believed in his way and didn't give up; he kept doing what he loved and put his passion over money. After six months of pushing hard every day, Ofer got to a point where it seemed like he was about to run out of his savings money, and then it happened. All of the doors Ofer invested opened before his eyes, and everything paid off. Ofer got offers for big-scale projects and campaigns and managed massive productions for Dolce & Gabbana, Omega, and Red-Bull. Ofer has learned through that experience a fundamental lesson: "You never know how close you are to your goal, never give up, and trust the process."

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Awards

🥇 First place at the National Geographic Israel Photography contest 2019 (National Category)

🥈 Second place at the National Geographic Israel Photography contest 2020 (Worldwide Category)

Press Articles

Recent Article published on Shoutout LA:

"Meet Ofer Yakov | Creative Director and Owner of a video production company in Los Angeles"

My Camera Gear

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