Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2012)
Charles Clore Park is a popular park located at the southern side of the promenade in front of Alma beach.
Jerusalem, Israel (September 2012)
An Orthodox Jew in the Cemetery of the Mount of Olives. The Mount is central to Jewish tradition since it has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves.
Jerusalem, Israel (September 2012)
A boy playing football in Mea Shearim, one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, populated mainly by Haredi Jews.
Jerusalem, Israel (September 2012)
Mea Shearim remains an insulated neighbourhood in the heart of Jerusalem. Life revolves around strict adherence to Jewish law, prayer, and the study of Jewish texts.
Jaffa, Israel (September 2012)
At Shuk Hapishpishim, the flea market in Jaffa, the vendors sell a diverse range of products including antiques, jewelry and clothes. Jaffa is the ancient port city out of which Tel Aviv has grown.
Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2012)
Throughout the year, Tel Aviv’s beach comes to life with people taking advantage of the city’s biggest amenity space. The Tel Aviv nightlife also spreads onto the beach when both beach and promenade are beautifully illuminated.
Petra, Jordan (September 2012)
A local Bedouin, wearing a Keffiyeh, a traditional cotton Arab headdress and eye liner, made by extracting resin from trees and then burning it to produce kohl.
Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2012)
Drummers Beach is especially notable for its music festival each Friday evening before sunset when drummers, artists and dancers all gather to perform.
Petra, Jordan (September 2012)
This diptych features on the left Al Khazneh, popularly known as the Treasury, as viewed through a narrow crack of the Siq and on the right a cave carved out of the multi-coloured sandstone commonly found in Petra.
Old City of Jerusalem, Israel (September 2012)
Women praying in the underground rock-cut Chapel of the Finding of the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This is the place where Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, found the fragments of the cross in the 4th century.
Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2012)
Hasidic Jewish men offering to put tefillin on male passers-by. These are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers.
Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2012)
A soldier resting at the HaTachana bus station, the main bus station of Tel Aviv. Conscription exists in Israel for all citizens over the age of 18 with men being required to serve three years and women two.
