Moses Hacmon
Israeli photographer (born 1977)
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Moses Hacmon (Hebrew: משה חכמון; born October 29, 1977) is an Israeli collaborative artist, designer and photographer.[2][3] He is best known for his work Faces of Water, a photography project focused on capturing the movement of water, and for co-hosting the Just Trish Podcast with his wife, Trisha Paytas.
Moses Hacmon | |
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משה חכמון | |
| Born | October 29, 1977 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Alma mater | Southern California Institute of Architecture (BArch) |
| Occupations | Artist, designer, photographer |
| Notable work | Faces of Water |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ethan Klein (brother-in-law)[1] |
| Website | facesofwater |
Biography
Hacmon was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, immigrating to the US in 2002.[3][4] He studied cinematography and fine art at the Avni Institute of Art and Design and attended the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. In 2006, he completed his Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture with AIA honors.[4][5]
After two divorces, he married American internet personality Trisha Paytas in December 2021, after being introduced to her by his brother in law and Paytas’ co-host, Ethan Klein. The couple currently lives in Los Angeles.[6] In February 2022, Paytas announced that she was pregnant with her first child, Malibu Barbie Paytas-Hacmon.[7][8] In November 2023, Paytas announced that she was pregnant with her second child, Elvis Paytas-Hacmon. In 2025 they welcomed their third child and only son, Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon.
Photography career
A central focus of Hacmon's career has been the study of water's composition, properties, and movement, which led him to develop a photographic technique, Faces of Water.
Inspired by movement of water, Hacmon uses nano-film technology to capture water's invisible forms.[9][10] Kyle VanHemert of Wired explains Hacmon's technique uses a special type of film with a layer of liquid iron that "records the movement of the water itself".[11]
In an interview with VoyageLA, Hacmon describes Faces of Water, as "part art, part science, part spiritual awakening." [4] In 2013, Hacmon's art exhibition Faces of Water was first displayed by The Hub LA, in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles.[12]