Photographer's feet stand on a ledge overlooking a section of Jewish graves and marble tombstones.

Israel National Elections Campaign 2019

Sderot, Israel. 13th March, 2019. Blue and White Party leaders, former Minister of Finance YAIR LAPID (front L) and former IDF Chief of Staff GABI ASHKENAZI (front R) challenge each other to a game of backgammon as former IDF Chiefs of Staff BENNY GANTZ and MOSHE YAALON watch during a rest break in the town of Sderot. Blue and White Party leaders toured Gaza border towns in Israel's south campaigning ahead of the 9th April 2019 national elections. The Blue and White Party is the only true challenge to Netanyahu's Likud led government in upcoming elections.

New IDF Chief of Staff, Benny Gantz, Prays for Devine Support at The Kotel. Jerusalem, Israel. 14/02/2011. Rav-Aluf, Major General, Benny Gantz was awarded his new rank today by PM Benyamin Netanyahu and appointed Chief of Staff of the IDF. Immediately following the ceremony, Gantz paid a visit for prayer at the Western Wall accompanied by Major General Gabi Ashkenazi, the outgoing Chief of Staff. Both officers prayed and wrote personal handwritten notes, carefully placing them between the ancient stones of the Wailing Wall.

Israel National Elections Campaign 2019

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th March, 2019. A billboard in Jerusalem ahead of the 9th April 2019 elections depicts PM Netanyahu and leaders of other parties raising their middle finger at the viewer, or voter. The billboard is part of the Yashar Party elections campaign claiming "The parties in Israel have lost our trust, and rightly so. The politicians no longer represent us and we all know that a moment after the elections they will stop counting us and will just take care of themselves again". Depicted are (left to right) Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Avi Gabai and Tamar Zandberg.

International Diamond Week 2019 in Ramat Gan, Israel

Ramat Gan, Israel. 29th January, 2019. Four hundred buyers from more than 20 countries join Israeli diamond manufacturing and trading firms on International Diamond Week as some 1,500 people are expected to trade more than $1 billion of polished diamonds this week. The Israel Diamond Exchange is considered the most secure in the world, covering an area of 100,000 square meters with 3,500 bourse members. In spite of security measures the theft from the exchange floor of a bag of diamonds worth hundreds of thousands of Israeli Shekels was recorded on security cameras 28th January, 2019, but perpetrator has not yet been identified.

International Diamond Week 2019 in Ramat Gan, Israel

Ramat Gan, Israel. 29th January, 2019. Four hundred buyers from more than 20 countries join Israeli diamond manufacturing and trading firms on International Diamond Week as some 1,500 people are expected to trade more than $1 billion of polished diamonds this week. The Israel Diamond Exchange is considered the most secure in the world, covering an area of 100,000 square meters with 3,500 bourse members. In spite of security measures the theft from the exchange floor of a bag of diamonds worth hundreds of thousands of Israeli Shekels was recorded on security cameras 28th January, 2019, but perpetrator has not yet been identified.

Daily Life in Israel

Silhouette of a woman and the tram in early morning light on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem.

Orthodox Churches Epiphany at the Jordan River, Israel

Jordan Valley, Israel. 19th January, 2019. Faithful believers of the Syriac, Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches celebrate Epiphany at the Jordan River Qasr Al Yahud baptism site near the West Bank city of Jericho, where tradition places the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God.

Saint Lucy's Celebration in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel. 13th December, 2018. The Swedish Theological Institute (STI) in Jerusalem hosts Santa Lucia Day celebrations commemorating Lucia of Syracuse (283-304), Saint Lucy, Saint Lucia, or Sancta Lucia. The feast has become a festival of light, particularly celebrated in Scandinavian countries, where young girls traditionally dressed in white with a red sash, carry palms and wear wreaths of candles on their heads. STI, founded in 1951, is situated in central Jerusalem in Bet Tavor, constructed by Conrad Schick in 1882 and houses the Chapel of St. Bridget.

Saint Lucy's Celebration in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel. 13th December, 2018. The Swedish Theological Institute (STI) in Jerusalem hosts Santa Lucia Day celebrations commemorating Lucia of Syracuse (283-304), Saint Lucy, Saint Lucia, or Sancta Lucia. The feast has become a festival of light, particularly celebrated in Scandinavian countries, where young girls traditionally dressed in white with a red sash, carry palms and wear wreaths of candles on their heads. STI, founded in 1951, is situated in central Jerusalem in Bet Tavor, constructed by Conrad Schick in 1882 and houses the Chapel of St. Bridget.

Saint Lucy's Celebration in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel. 13th December, 2018. The Swedish Theological Institute (STI) in Jerusalem hosts Santa Lucia Day celebrations commemorating Lucia of Syracuse (283-304), Saint Lucy, Saint Lucia, or Sancta Lucia. The feast has become a festival of light, particularly celebrated in Scandinavian countries, where young girls traditionally dressed in white with a red sash, carry palms and wear wreaths of candles on their heads. STI, founded in 1951, is situated in central Jerusalem in Bet Tavor, constructed by Conrad Schick in 1882 and houses the Chapel of St. Bridget.

A street scene in Belem, Lisbon, Portugal.

A seagull catches a crab on the bank of the Tagus River.

Tourists capture memories on smartphones in Lisbon.

A street scene in Lisbon's Alfama District. Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon, on the slope between the Sao Jorge Castle and the Tejo river.

A street scene in the city of Porto.

A street scene in the city of Porto.

The Nazare lighthouse on the roof of Forte Sao Miguel Arcanjo. Nazaré is a coastal town and a municipality in Oeste region. It is one of the most popular seaside resorts in the Silver Coast, Costa da Prata, Portugal.

Women's Nationwide Strike in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 4th December, 2018. Protesters partially block the main entrance to Jerusalem adjacent to the Chords Bridge. A one day nationwide women's strike protests 24 murdered women in 2018 in domestic violence related events. Supported by the private sector, municipalities and government offices women take to the streets blocking traffic at major intersections condemning government for failing to take efficient action. Protesters spread out obituary notices with the names of recent victims and use red paint to symbolize blood.

The Lisbon tramway network, in operation since 1873, presently comprises six urban lines. In 1901 the network was electrified. The decline of the network began with the construction of the Lisbon Metro but the six remaining lines are still very important as sections of the city's topography can only be crossed by small trams.

Commuters exit the underground Rossio Station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located between Figueira Square and Rossio Square.

SodaStream Production Plant in Rahat, Israel

Rahat, Israel. 15th November, 2018. Only 22km from the Gaza border, in the Idan HaNegev Industrial Park, SodaStream (NASDAQ SODA) employs 110 West Bank Palestinians, 750 Muslim Bedouins and East Jerusalem Israeli Arabs, some Arab Christians and Druze and 1,000 Israeli Jews among them Russian and Ethiopian immigrants, making it an island of peace and coexistence.

A street scene in Lisbon's Alfama District. Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon, on the slope between the Sao Jorge Castle and the Tejo river.

The São Bento Railway Station, Estação Ferroviária de São Bento, in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto is a 20th century railway station on the site of the Benedictine Convent of São Bento da Avé Maria, built by King Manuel I of Portugal in 1518.

A street view of Sintra, Portugal. Sintra is a city and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera, a major tourist destination in Portugal, famed for its picturesqueness and for its numerous historic palaces and castles.

Foz do Douro lighthouse

A street scene in the city of Porto.

A street scene in the town of Alcobaça, in Oeste Subregion.

Violence Against Women Protest in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 18th October, 2018. Following a recent nationwide surge in the murder of women by their spouses, activists protest in Jerusalem's downtown Zion Square. Twenty women have been murdered in events associated with domestic violence so far in 2018.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A Muslim woman wears a burqa and sun glasses covering her body and face as she walks in Jerusalem's Old City just inside Herod's Gate.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A young boy runs past the entrance to a tailor's shop in Jerusalem's Old City Muslim Quarter.

Second Temple Era Inscription in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 9th October, 2018. A woman sits by the entrance to an exhibition titled Fashion at the Israel Museum.

Germany's Chancellor Merkel Visits Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 4th October, 2018. Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and Chancellor Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany deliver statements at a joint press conference ahead of a meeting of the two governments at Jerusalem's King David Hotel. Merkel is on a 24 hour visit in Israel with a delegation of ministers.

Germany's Chancellor Merkel Visits Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 4th October, 2018. Israeli Minister of Health YAAKOV LITZMAN, a follower of the Gur Hasidic dynasty, head of Agudat Yisrael Party, partakes in a joint press conference delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chancellor Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany at Jerusalem's King David Hotel.

Daily Life in Israel

A young Jewish boy is pictured through a window riding the Jerusalem Light Rail.

Dead gecko laying on its back