Yaal, Localgrapher in Jerusalem

Style:

Commercial and fine art photographer.
Traditional and free style portraiture, love to combine movement and posture in abstract natural or historical settings.
I often use medium format cameras, underwater, analogue film and studio lighting on location.

Likes:

I am a full time professional photographer.  My gallery is centrally located in the Jerusalem Artists’ Colony – by the Old City walls – below Jaffa Gate.  I used to work as a tour guide (still running photography tours) and often combine photo sessions with anecdotes about the location.  I love the art of photography,  linking  the natural surroundings with  historical tales and fables.

Recommended places:

Jerusalem is one of the world’s oldest cities, it has a diverse population, an array of religious disciplines and is  defined by the confluence between eastern and western civilizations with all its visual implications. The Kardo (= heart) was the main street of the ancient old city, and  it has beautiful natural light and an engaging story to tell. The ramparts walk offers scenery of the Old City and its surrounding. Mea Shaarim – and the ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods, of the vibrant Machane Yehudah Market, of  Yemin Moshe (where my gallery is located), which looks like a poetic village, and of the Sataf springs and agricultural terraces in the forests surrounding Jerusalem.

Languages spoken:

English, Hebrew.