Photography in Israel | Israel Inside Out

Israel is an incredibly photogenic place to visit – stunning landscapes – deserts, mountains, cities ancient and modern, and the seas. Of course the people who live here are an inseparable part of the scene.

Perhaps the best tip of all for photographing in Israel is not to forget the power of the sun. Photos in mid-summer at mid-day are very flat and care is needed in illuminating subjects. It is often more flattering to take pictures of people earlier or later in the day. There is a huge amount of reflection from the stone work in places like Jerusalem and Jaffa, and of course from beaches and water and this needs to be factored in to the composition and set up.

In this section we have collected some of the most favorite places where you can take memorable pictures. These are classics – not to be under-estimated but to be savored. Of course, as in any country, many of the special photo opportunities will present themselves when you least expect it; you just need to be prepared.

Enjoy some of the best places, perennial favorite places and shots in our galleries – Jerusalem Photos, Tel Aviv Photos and the Galilee & Golan Photos.

As a preview, here are some of the best snapshots of Israel:

a golden cloudy sky casting over a beach — Palmachim Beach at dusk. Palmachim is a kibbutz and beach located just south of Tel Aviv

an old city in front of a sea, and people on boats — The new and the old: the Old Jaffa and the modern skyscrapers (background) in nearby Tel Aviv.

church with a high roof — Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth

building with golden domes on top — The Church of Mary Magdalene, a Russian Orthodox church on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

HDR capture of a windmill over a blue, cloudy sky — Montefiore Windmill, Jerusalem

a garden of flowers — Flowers blooming at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

fields of grass and red flowers — Anemone coronaria blossom at a forest in Shokeda, a religious “moshav” (a term for a cooperative settlement of small individual farms) in southern Israel

panoramic view of a beach and blue sea — Panoramic view of a beach in Netanya, Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain

yellow petaled flower field at daytime — A breathtaking nature scene in Golan Heights

snowcapped mountain — Mount Hermon, Golan Heights

a lagoon framed by walkways and palm trees — Eilat Lagoon

beach and lake — Ein Bokek and the Dead Sea

men standing in front of a wall — Worshippers at the Kotel (Wailing Wall, Western Wall, or Kosel), in the Old City of Jerusalem

an aerial view of the desert — The Ramon Craters, Negev Desert, southern Israel

a man carrying a crate of box of bread, with the crate of bread in front of him — “Bread man” at the Muslim Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem

traveling to Israel — Temple Mount, with the Dome of the Rock in the foreground, Old City of Jerusalem

Here are some of our favorite spots to take great photos of Israel