Jonny Finkel · Photographer in Israel

Relaxed, natural photos of your family in Israel

Family portraits outdoors and in the city, bar mitzvah mornings at the Kotel, and brit milah celebrations. Everything is delivered in a private online album that's easy to share and download.

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Three generations of a family standing in a field of red poppies

What I photograph

Extended family portrait in a Jerusalem garden

Family portraits

Outdoors in nature or around the city: forests, fields, beaches, the Old City. An easy hour or two with the whole family.

 Bar mitzvah boy putting on tefillin at the Western Wall

Bar mitzvah at the Kotel

The morning at the Western Wall, tefillin and the Torah reading, a walk through the Old City, then the family lunch.

 Parents holding their newborn son after his brit milah

Brit milah

Discreet, unposed coverage of the ceremony, the family and the seudah, so you can just be present.

Family portraits

Real moments, not stiff poses

I keep sessions relaxed and moving. Kids play, grandparents chat, and the best photos happen in between. I'll suggest a location and time of day for the softest light, from Jerusalem forests to the coast.

Grandmother hugging her granddaughter Couple laughing in a pine forest Large family on a Jerusalem street at golden hour Couple leaning together among trees Mother holding her baby daughter
Family standing together in the Western Wall plaza

Bar mitzvah & hanachat tefillin

A morning at the Kotel you'll want to remember

From the first time he wraps tefillin to the family lunch afterwards, I photograph the whole morning quietly and respectfully, so you can focus on your son.

Kotel bar mitzvah photography

Brit milah & simchat bat

Your newest family member's first celebration

I work quietly in the background during the ceremony, then capture the family, the grandparents and the meal. At home, in a shul or in a hall, anywhere in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas.

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Grandfather as sandek holding the baby at a brit milah in shul

How it works

  1. Message me

    Send your date and what you have in mind. I'll reply with availability and ideas for location and timing.

  2. The shoot

    Relaxed and unhurried. I'll guide you where it helps and stay out of the way when it doesn't.

  3. Your private album

    You get one link to a private online album. View it on any phone, share it with family, and download every photo in full resolution.

Bar mitzvah boy by the Old City walls

About me

Hi, I'm Jonny

I grew up in England, spending as much time as I could hiking and camping in the countryside. A trip to Loch Lomond, taking photos on my phone, is what got me hooked on photography.

Today I live in Israel and photograph families and simchas. I'm also a licensed tour guide, so I know Jerusalem and the Old City inside out: the best corners, the best light, and how to get around the Kotel on a busy morning.

I'm a Fujifilm X-Series photographer and the Flytographer photographer for Jerusalem. My photos have appeared in National Geographic Viajes, The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel.

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