Debbie Zimelman is an award-winning photographer living in Modi’in, Israel. She moved to Israel from the US over 30 years ago.

Her photographs have been exhibited and published in newspapers and magazines worldwide. A photographer since the age of 16, Debbie thrives on photographing people, using the camera to gain access to new places and to experience new worlds. Her life mission is to utilize the camera to share her vision of the world with others. Her work has been exhibited and published globally.

Debbie is renowned for documenting the lives of women in Israel. Her “Women in Prison” project is the first long-term photo documentary depicting life among inmates at Neve Tirzah, Israel’s only women’s prison.

Debbie’s first photography book, “Women on the Front Lines,” is the latest milestone in her professional career. The book has attracted much interest in Israel and abroad, and Debbie has delivered over 40 online and in-person book talks, including in the US, Israel, Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong.