Wonderful shot, good atmosphere.
I'll actually be living in Jerusalem, and taking weekend trips out around the country. So, good to know I'm in the right place!
I've been there every year almost for the past fifteen years or so. There are really several radically different kinds of photography available -- pretty tough, interesting street photography in Jerusalem, where you have modern buildings (and people) rubbing up against buildings that are literally more than 2,000 years old. Be aware that some Muslim and some fundamentalist Jews have religious objections to image-making, and may violently object; and that some people just don't like their pictures taken. Ask first. There are MANY terrific Israeli photographers; you might look around and see if you can find a couple of on the web, and ask for advice there. Photography is pretty much the Israeli national art.
ALWAYS cooperate with security people. NEVER be a wise-ass. They are not messing around. They are usually smart and will quickly figure out whether or not you're harmless. They worry a lot about the kinds of backpacks that photographers often carry, and may take a close look at you.
One of the Israelis' own favorite types of photography is landscape. The Jordan River runs from north Israel down through the Great Rift valley to the Dead Sea; south of the Dead Sea, where there's no river, the rift valley's called the Arabah. Terrific, if sere, landscapes are everywhere. Take lots of water and don't wander around alone. Temps in the summer can easily exceed 40C, 105F, and it's so dry that the water literally gets sucked out of you. (Much cooler in Jerusalem, though.) If you look in a market place, you can find cheap little shoulder bags ($5 or so) that are specifically made and sized to carry two-liter bottles of water, which you can buy everywhere. They're worth it.
The Jezreel Valley in the north also has some great views from various famous mountains...Israelis drive on the right, and I can recommend the small but fairly efficient Avis dealership on King David Street in Jerusalem, if you wish to rent a car. Getting around by road is pretty easy, but be sure you don't wander onto the West Bank, at least, not without knowing it. Israel has great bus service. You can get almost anywhere in the country, quickly and cheaply, except on Friday afternoon, before the beginning of Shabbat, and on Saturday, Shabbat, when most services are sparse. If you really do need to get around on Saturday, you can almost always get an Arab driven/English speaking taxi at the American Colony Hotel, which, despite its name, is an Arab-owned upscale hotel in East Jerusalem. By the way, the Israeli weekend begins around noon on Friday, and runs through Saturday, ending Saturday night around sundown. Saturday night is the big party night. Sunday-Thursday are full business days. Some non-Israeli concerns, however, operate on the Monday-Friday week, which has some advantages, in that you get you get a day off, Sunday, when everything is open.
The sea shore on the Med is, to my eye, not so interesting; modern and a bit ramshackle...
Israel is a terrrific place for photography. Enjoy yourself.
