Israel Tour Guide

Every week (or so) I will post a photo that I’ve taken somewhere in Israel. You can click on the image for a larger view (may take some time to load). Photographs on this website are © Shmuel Browns (unless marked otherwise) – please do not use any of these photos without contacting me for permission.

You can view the complete set of previous photos on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/71470387@N06/sets/72157628289376069/

Other Photo News

• In the summer of 2008 I had my first solo photo exhibit in Kathmandu, Nepal. I called the exhibit “From the Lowest Place on Earth” because the photos were taken near the Dead Sea and were displayed in the shadow of the highest mountain on earth. Click on this link http://israeltours.wordpress.com/photography/photo-exhibit/ to read my artist statement and view the photos.
• I have uploaded some photos of Herodium to Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944012@N06/sets/72157615671440473/
• I was at Masada and on my way home I stopped to investigate sinkholes along the Dead Sea. I’ve uploaded a set of sinkhole photographs to Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944012@N06/sets/72157621040678204/
• I ‘ve gone through thousands of my photos and chosen 13 nature scenes of Israel for a calendar. You can see them on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944012@N06/sets/72157622387914375/ If you’re interested in ordering a calendar, please leave a comment or send me an email.
• During the Israel Festival I took photos of Vertigo’s dance performance of Birth of the Phoenix. Different experience than shooting landscapes. Photos were picked up by Midnight East and for the 2010 Jerusalem Foundation report.
• One of my photos of the Bahai gardens just outside of Akko was chosen for a 2011-2012 UNESCO calendar of world religions.
• Biblical Archaeology Review used 2 of my photos of the mosaics at Khirbet Midras in their Sep/Oct 2011 issue.
• My photos have been featured on Israel365, a site that displays a new photo of Israel each day.