From a cheetah with blood on its face after a meal to a snake staring into the camera, members of the Israeli Nature Photography Association capture the faces of animals in powerful close-up images30 View gallery Portrait of a snake in Thailand(Photo: Moshe Dahan)30 View gallery Portrait of a wolf spider(Photo: Itai Grisaru)30 View gallery Portrait of a damselfly(Photo: Ami Schrager)30 View gallery Portrait of a spoonbill(Photo: chen Ein-Dor)30 View gallery A curious Arctic fox in Iceland(Photo: Miki Spitzer)30 View gallery Horned viper(Photo: Limor Bachar)30 View gallery Tiger shark(Photo: Meron Segev)30 View gallery A cheetah during a meal in Kenya(Photo: Yaron Schmid)30 View gallery Orangutan in Indonesia(Photo: Yasmin Marom)30 View gallery King vulture(Photo: Yaki Ashkenazi)30 View gallery Short-Toed Snake Eagle(Photo: Lavi Lilo)30 View gallery Golden jackal(Photo: Lilach Levi)30 View gallery Great crested grebe(Photo: Nissim Levy)30 View gallery Long-eared owl(Photo: Moshe Cohen)30 View gallery Longhorn beetle(Photo: Noa Avhar)30 View gallery Lesser kestrel(Photo: Shahar Atias)30 View gallery Short-toed eagle(Photo: Boaz Amidaror)30 View gallery Leopardess with prey in Kenya(Photo: Efi First)30 View gallery King penguin(Photo: Shlomi Hazan)30 View gallery A tiger in India(Photo: Dikla Gavrieli)30 View gallery A black stork carrying a fish(Photo: Etzion Hadassi)30 View gallery Cinereous vulture(Photo: Eden Akiva)30 View gallery A portrait of a wolf(Photo: Gadi Shmila)30 View gallery Dalmatian pelican in Greece(Photo: Tal Hanoci)30 View gallery Fig-tree longhorn beetle(Photo: Yakov Salaviz)30 View gallery Olive ridley sea turtle(Photo: Yuval Tina)30 View gallery Portrait of a young elephant in Kenya(Photo: Yohi Yeruhami)30 View gallery Hawk eyes(Photo: Dovi Kalai)30 View gallery A white-throated kingfisher with a damselfly(Photo: Adi Badash)30 View gallery A yawning Levant sparrowhawk(Photo: Amit Goldstein)The photos were published in the Facebook group of the Israeli Nature Photography Association. The association was founded to promote nature photography in Israel. Its goals include supporting the preservation of Israel’s ecosystem, encouraging education and awareness about nature and the environment, and raising environmental consciousness among nature photographers and the broader public.The association is a nonprofit organization founded by nature photographers and designed for nature photographers. It aims to help photographers in Israel learn, develop and collaborate through shared knowledge, meetings and lectures, while promoting nature photography in Israel and strengthening its contribution to society and environmental protection.Comments