Aviram Valdman

Israel has absorbed thousands of migrants from Sudan, Eritrea, and other African countries. AVIRAM VALDMAN took his camera to a

Tower photographer AVIRAM VALDMAN took his camera to Israel's deep south, where, surrounded by an intimidating

While Jews around the world were popping poppy-packed hamentaschen and grinding their groggers, Israelis were up to something else entirely.

AVIRAM VALDMAN offers breathtaking shots of the White City as it rises to the skies.

Covering half of Israel's territory, the Negev is home to some of the most extraordinary natural and human

For such a small country, Israel enjoys an astonishing diversity of species and climates. AVIRAM VALDMAN visited three

AVIRAM VALDMAN takes his camera to the observance of Sigd, a unique holiday for the Ethiopian

The turn from summer to fall creates a striking visual moment in a city where ancient and modern collide. AVIRAM

The etrog is integral to celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. And the world's best etrogs are grown

While Christians around the Middle East are persecuted, in Israel they celebrate their ancient traditions in freedom. AVIRAM VALDMAN takes

Israel's two great cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, are about to get a lot closer. AVIRAM VALDMAN takes us to

As gays fight for acceptance across the Western world, AVIRAM VALDMAN shows how Tel

In Israel's north, Mount Meron is the scene of an annual ritual drawing tens of thousands of Jews looking for

It has been a century since Turks massacred 90 percent of the Armenian minority in their country. A small group

There is only one place in the Middle East where freedom truly rings. AVIRAM VALDMAN shows us the Jewish State

In the middle of the desert sits an IDF base where a unique, all-female unit works around the clock to

AVIRAM VALDMAN takes us to into the community of Havat Ma'on in the Judean Hills—an eerily peaceful setting overflowing with

Every year, thousands of Christians from around the world convene in Bethlehem to celebrate

Sitting at the crossroads of continents, religions, and former empires, Istanbul is one of the world's biggest, busiest—and most twisted—cities.

More than 150,000 civilians fleeing ISIS have gathered to await the fate of Kobani,

In a city struggling with crime and poverty, Arabs, Jews, and Bedouins come together

The city has been called the "Gay Capital of the World," and nowhere is this more evident than in the

It's been a long time since Israel has gone to war with so much domestic and global backing. AVIRAM VALDMAN

Since ancient times, the mysterious Sinai Peninsula has resonated in the imagination of Israelis

The Samaritans appeared in history over 2,500 years ago, and today they number around 700 people who follow the most

This month, AVIRAM VALDMAN takes his camera into the most extraordinary of Christian rituals—the Ethiopian Easter candle-lighting in the Church

Long ago a bastion of Christianity, the "little town of Bethlehem" has changed dramatically under Islamic dominion. But as AVIRAM

AVIRAM VALDMAN gives us a peek at the community that has benefited tremendously from the Israeli experience, yet remains very

Israel's Christian Arab minority enjoys more freedom than any of their coreligionists in the Middle East. AVIRAM VALDMAN shows us

AVIRAM VALDMAN takes his camera through the biggest snowstorm to hit Israel in over a century.

Off the coast of the Israeli port city of Ashdod, a whole new kind of fishery has emerged, where Mediterranean

In recent years, Israeli vintners have become a global legend. AVIRAM VALDMAN visits the

With its air rich in oxygen and its minerals an ancient balm for the afflicted, nothing in the Middle East

Just before what might be an autumn of teeth-grinding battle and lost opportunities, AVIRAM VALDMAN aims his camera at the

Known for their national loyalty and military service, Israel's Druze villagers live a traditional, isolated and somewhat secretive way of

Nestled on Israel’s northern shore, Acre has tugged at the imagination from biblical times to Napoleon. AVIRAM VALDMAN walks us

Sometimes the most ancient sites offer the most stirring personal moments. AVIRAM VALDMAN aims his camera at the unfathomable human

From hidden monasteries dug out of the cliff-side to baptismal waters of the Jordan, The Tower's AVIRAM VALDMAN took his

Just a few miles from the Syrian tempest, AVIRAM VALDMAN took his camera for a trek to the northern Golan