Orit Zuckerman is a co-founder of a startup company, tikatok, that enable children to write, illustrate and publish their own books. Prior to that she got her Masters degree at MIT’s Media Laboratory, in the Ambient Intelligence group, led by Prof. Pattie Maes.
Prior to joining the Media Lab, Zuckerman founded a startup company that created a client-server platform for asynchronous group collaboration over the Web. The company won several technology awards, including the distinguished “Technology Pioneer” award at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Prior to that, she managed her own professional photography studio and worked at a new media software company designing and developing interactive software and games.
Zuckerman holds a professional degree in photography and new media. Her areas of expertise include photography, human-computer interaction, mixed media art, and interactive installations.

Moving portraits is a life long project that evolves over the years exploring portraiture in the 21st century, looking at portraiture history, identity and technology as the building stones of the work.