UNREAL! If I ever get over there, I MUST see this place first-hand! But if I don't ever get there, your photos made it real for me. I read the "Left Behind" book series, and the novelists suggest that the remnant of God's people will be holed up in Petra before the Lord comes back. How amazing those carved facades are!

said mshown 1 months 9 days ago

Hi Ykarelic, this is just fantastic!! It is a wonderful place. Thank you for sharing

said gypsy0813 3 months 21 days ago

Anoter place I want to go.................lovely !!! Rosie

said rocee5 4 months 17 days ago

Hi! This album is amazing!Its like an adventure, better than any part of Indiana Jones.:) I love it! Thanks so much for sharing. And I am glad You liked my album.

said sandrameda 6 months 27 days ago

Glad you liked my Landmarks cc entries this week. I'll mark the Space Center on the list of places to go with you when you come to Florida....I am planning ahead...aren't I.

said albertsville 7 months 3 days ago

Your albums are such an adventure to view. Thank you so much for sharing them! Thank you too for your visit to my photo creations.

said isis50 7 months 19 days ago

Excellent, I'd so love to visit this place, I saw it on Indiana jones and a photographer that I use has been there and has a great image on his wall, All the best, Ken.

said sk8photoMAX 11 months 8 days ago

Fantastic album, wonderful place! Thank you for sharing. I would love to go there myself someday!

said carolewall 11 months 20 days ago

LOVE THIS ALBUM TOO AND THE SUPRISE VIDEO WAS A NICE TREAT. SANDY

said sbrown5983 2008.05.06 at 18:20:29 PDT

Simply stunning album. I'd love to see this place for myself.

said davisbros 2008.04.17 at 13:56:53 PDT

Hello Yair, congratulations on being a members choice album in Middle East channel today. Wonderful album! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day, Ladislav (Czech Republic)

said fukal_ladislav 2008.04.11 at 02:13:42 PDT

Hello Yair, Congratulations with your POTD! Please come back to see my photos sometime? Best regards, Tom from Zeist, The Netherlands. www.tomjutte.tk

said hereistom 2008.03.12 at 18:21:51 PDT

great album

said carlitowwe 2008.03.12 at 09:30:45 PDT

Hi Petra citta` incantevole un sogno complimenti per gli splendidi scatti......ciao

said pampipimpi 2008.03.12 at 06:41:17 PDT

Ha Yair - thanks for sharing these lovely photos with us! Also thanks for letting me know my photo was featured - I hadn't realized it was until I've read your message. Adi

said adler_adi 2008.02.27 at 00:12:48 PST

I enjoyed all the photos and the wonderful captions, and am glad you used this as a weekend walk. I had no idea Petra was so large - you're an excellent guide.

said cabrosh 2008.02.17 at 06:04:21 PST

Yair, an excellent album full of many wonderful photographs. Thank you for letting us tour this great site with you. Regards, Ken

said ckpiros 2008.02.17 at 03:12:53 PST

HI YAIR, AS ALWAYS AN AWESOME WALK WITH YOU THROUGH HISTORY. ALWAYS A TREAT FOR THE EYES, MIND AND SOUL. THERESA

said tfm446 2008.02.17 at 00:02:11 PST

Awesome album Yair! Thanks for sharing it.

said debplayshere 2008.02.15 at 22:17:14 PST

Thank you for sharing this wonderful album. I always finf places like this to be very intersting to see. Well done... Jim

said police370 2008.02.15 at 18:36:13 PST

This is a beautiful album and beautiful walk.

said LittleMAbbey 2008.02.15 at 09:54:18 PST

This is beautiful Yair! This is one place I have always wanted to visit and perhaps one day I will be able to get here. Thanks for the photo journey.

said maudbites 2008.01.31 at 04:21:05 PST

seems to be working :o)

said rodemicheli 2008.01.30 at 05:25:17 PST

Hi, I'm just back from Petra and have posted my own pictures. Enemaria advised me to take a look at your photos and I'm glad I did. Excellent work!!

said _MickC 2008.01.29 at 03:35:44 PST

Thank you for this beautiful album. There are so many places in the world that I will never be able to see, so it is nice to be able to see Petra through your lens. Your photos are marvelous. Regina/California

said RSPBROWN 2008.01.26 at 17:15:43 PST

A great pink City, Petra with two thousand years of story!!!I have seen your beautiful photos in slide show but I will back to see again, one by one! Bye my friend! Not dangerous for you?

said huguette296100 2008.01.26 at 11:54:56 PST

Yair, I've always wanted to see Petra. Thanks for bringing it to me...it's almost like being there in person; without the burning heat, blowing sands, and the smell of camel dung, of course.

said daithiva 2008.01.25 at 08:44:27 PST

Hi Yair, fabulous album, fantastic walk through history. I just love Petra and I wish I could see this place my own eyes ! Thank you for sharing it's immense beauty! Have a wonderful weekend.

said Ashley1954 2008.01.25 at 00:04:43 PST

Dear Yair, thank you for another wonderful guided tour! It is a great experience to watch the beautiful pictures and to read you interesting captions! A fine way to enter and understand unknown areas. Greetings from Vienna, Vera

said veralebail 2008.01.23 at 03:03:09 PST

Thanks for sharing this wonderful and educational album, Yair. Wasn´t it featured?! These are the best photos I've ever seen of Petra. You present History with art, and I enjoyed my virtual tour very much. I wish I could visit this new wonder of the world in person. Shalom! Lety (Brazil)

said letymr 2008.01.22 at 05:28:16 PST

Hello Yair! You've really got some fantastic shots of this ancient treasure! I've watched a show on Petra on the National Geographic Channel the other day and it left me speechless and in awe.I love how you intermingle the images of the stone works with the people and animal shots! It makes for very interesting viewing! A wonderful dedication for such a talented photographer as Maria :D..Have a great day! Marita

said worldtripper3 2008.01.22 at 05:21:03 PST

Hi Yair! What a coincidence that you just posted this album. We had the chance to go to Petra on our recent trip to Dahab - but declined because we didn't want to put our little man though even more bus trips on that vacation. Now that you've put this album up I can see the best things anyway - so I'm double lucky :-) ! Anyhow, the shots are of outstanding quality - as usual :-))

said bubbamcjump 2008.01.21 at 04:35:56 PST

Dear Yair, I'm so impressed of by fantastic album. Each individual picture is an great artwork!I like it very much! Thank you! Ferdi

said fstlev 2008.01.20 at 08:22:08 PST

Viewing your album brought back the excitement I felt as I walked along the Siq,never knowing what would be around the next turn.Your photos are wonderful and skillfully framed. I'm looking forward to seing your other albums.Thanks for such a great album.

said phammarth 2008.01.20 at 04:56:14 PST

Hi Yair, Thanks for sharing an amazing album, what an adventure you have been on, just unreal. Best wishes

said annettedaynett 2008.01.19 at 17:25:56 PST

What a wonderful & educational album ! Thank you for the tour ! It's great to be able to have WebShots to take us places we will never be able to visit in person in this lifetime !

said msphotospy 2008.01.19 at 16:27:42 PST

I visited petra on a college trip. You totally capture it. I love your pictures, it's such an amazing place. Your pictures took me back.

said Bluelirpa29 2008.01.18 at 17:56:31 PST

Hi Yair, as always your albums are a fascinating history lesson, which one can thoroughly enjoy. Your captures are magnificent. Thank you for your visit to my winter wonderland, we are at this moment in the middle of yet another snowstorm. I have been so busy of late that I am slow getting my visits in, I am glad I stopped by your album today. Have a wonderful weekend! Leslie

said rainingviolets 2008.01.18 at 06:18:50 PST

What a wonderful place. You have captured it wonderfully and your images evoke the emotion of the place. very wel done with what is now my favourite album of yours. All the best yair, Craig

said stormrider_uk 2008.01.18 at 04:52:17 PST

Beautiful album! Yair, congratulation! And could be interesting to know that Petra is referred as Sela in the Bible (2 Kings 14:7)

said srjarl 2008.01.16 at 16:57:38 PST

Amazing imagery.

said mozingo1 2008.01.16 at 16:37:00 PST

Very pretty and impressive album. Jozef

said fezoj64 2008.01.16 at 10:05:13 PST

Hello Yair,It's been a while.I have looked the slideshow of this album.I enjoyed it very much and it was very interesting.I have never heard of Petra the Rose-red City.It's a very great place and very beautiful. It must have been very interesting to see althis for real.Thank ou for the information it was nice to read and thank you for charing this.I liked it very much. How are you ?? Perhaps you like to visit my newest album .van Gogh and his drawings. Take care and good wishes Ida

said faisca112 2008.01.16 at 06:00:53 PST

Hi Yair, I just noticed your beautiful album of Petra is in top 5 of Middle East category. Many congratulations my dear.

said enemaria100 2008.01.15 at 09:53:48 PST

Hello Yair, another beautiful and educational album. Wonderful work and amazing artistry. Just thinking, that ancient artists created a city with simple tools and with all our today's modern equipment, bulldozers, cranes, etc. this could not be duplicated. Thanks for sharing. #####...Montreal

said bluejaywebshots 2008.01.15 at 06:56:56 PST

Dear Yair, what a wonderful album you did. An extraordinary reportage about an ancient and rich of history place. Great and very interesting photography. One of the best album of yours, I liked it very much. Thank for sharing. Hug from Italy. Franco

said fuij 2008.01.15 at 00:21:38 PST

Hello Yair,this is the most impressive album besides Iceland and it's not to mean all the others weren't,it's just something I will never see,didn't know about and you brought it to the world to see and a job well done, my friend! There are not enough words to describe the beauty of this city! I thank you and wish you a great day,my friend!.........Diane

said dianeaub 2008.01.14 at 16:28:46 PST

great pics. marvelous composition. outstanding. gutierrezguti.agustinguti sanztineo

said amandabarcia 2008.01.14 at 10:09:14 PST

Hello, wonderful album, excellent captures, lovely to see, thank you for sharing, take care hugs Ann (Chester England)

said annedm1 2008.01.14 at 00:26:41 PST

It sure is an interesting place! Thanks for sharing!

said lovejoy 2008.01.13 at 11:32:49 PST

Great album Yair, I definitely liked the tour. The place is unique and that helps, but you've done an outstanding job nonetheless :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2008.01.13 at 03:20:44 PST

Great album Yair, I definitely liked the tour. The place is unique and that helps, but you've done an outstanding job nonetheless :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2008.01.13 at 03:20:44 PST

Dear Yair ,I am going to have to return to this magnificent production of yours ,I am completly spell bound by this different world you have taken me to!I have run out of time & I haven't even thanked you for your generous congratulations! I feel quite embarrassed having two in three days & they are very ordinary shots in comparison to most :o( but thank you my friend I appreciate both your warm support & friendship!~ Hugs ~ Lynne

said lynne294 2008.01.13 at 01:06:30 PST

Wonderful album! I have just returned from that place three days ago! You'll have a chance to compare our points of view! Alex, Russia.

said russpsych 2008.01.11 at 12:32:10 PST

Yair, Looks like this marvelous album has put you over the 3,000,000 mark in views on this account alone.... not to mention how many more are in your other accounts. Congratulations, my friend, for this achievement. Your photography is exceptionally good and album composition good as well. Happy to see this success. Hugs, Carol

said albertsville 2008.01.11 at 08:20:43 PST

Hello Yair! What a fabulous album you have put together! Petra, in my mind, has always been associated with the fables of 1001 nights. There is something so elusively romantic about it. Probably, it is the sheer grandeur of Al-Khazneh opening up suddenly when you go through the Siq. It is the improbability of it all that you would find something like this in the middle of nowhere. Whatever it may be, you have captured the magic of it all in a grand style. Now, more than ever, I wish to go there. You are a great photographer and the results are there to see. Thank you, Yair, for this treat.

said suresh_krishna 2008.01.11 at 05:02:44 PST

HU Yair tys for the invite sorry it took so long to view it this is a very outstanmding lovely album it looks like u had a great time the photos are lovely as always Shabbat Shalom Shlomo

said thewise000 2008.01.10 at 16:32:25 PST

Dearest Yair, I have to agree with Maria!! I have never seen such beauty or learned so much from your albums. Which are outstanding. Riding a Camel is how tourists get around, after walking all day? Well it is the 7th wonder of the world!!!! enermaria100 is a very lucky lady to have this dedication. Hugs.. Susan

said swtsoftcountry 2008.01.09 at 11:41:15 PST

Yair, As I said you have really done justice to Perta, I spent hours just wandering around, cursing all the time I didn't have my Camera with me, which was the whole purpose of going, but one cannot turn the clock back, so you've taken them for me, & for that I thank you, & have made a better job of it then I would have done, take care.

said mrcoradour 2008.01.09 at 02:56:08 PST

Hello Yair, Great photos, I reconize all your pics, sally & I have been there, Only thing I left my camera behind at the Hotel*?*!*?*! . Thanks for the memory.

said mrcoradour 2008.01.08 at 11:32:06 PST

Yair, very lovely album. I have an Antelope Canyon album that some have made comparisons to Petra. Seeing your album, it is a poor step-child.

said Jdunkleberger 2008.01.07 at 19:49:54 PST

Hello Yair! I hope you have had a very good Hanukkah, my friend! You always discover the most fantastic places to show to us! Petra is such a beautiful place, and so ancient! A lot of History in all those beautiful and so beautifully worked rocks. Thank you so much for taking me there! All the photos are fantastic! And thank you also for your visit to my flamingos album! This is being a blessed Winter for me, because although I don't like cold, I'm taking all the time I can to photograph migration birds in Tejo (Tagus) river. I must say: I never we had such a great diversity of birds in Winter! Flamingos had already visited the river in previous years but not in the last two years, although they visit other places near. But this year they came back and in great number, and they are showing every day! I'd love to capture them in a sunny day! Weather is being so dull these last days, with a lot of humidity! Temperatures are not too low, thanks God! So, I'm enjoy my walks with Nina when it's not raining and I test my new Fuji with a 18x zoom:) The lenses which came with my Olympus are not exactly zoom lenses altought they are very good... they are not good for birds. And the Fuji isn't still the ideal option for small birds... But I can't complain. I must take it easy:) Best wishes and take care, my friend! Rosa

said quartominguante 2008.01.07 at 18:34:40 PST

It's an amazing album - I was waiting for it as I knew about your trip

said elionaral 2008.01.07 at 11:58:50 PST

this is an amazing album!! thank you for the history behind it as well.

said carney179 2008.01.07 at 08:43:04 PST

HI Yair..Have Been Looking At Some Of Your Albums And They Are Great,, Will Have To Come Back And Look Some More..Thank You For The Wonderful Comment On My POTD..JO Jo

said jdsmith01100 2008.01.07 at 06:03:09 PST

Hi Yair, now this is a place i would really like to visit, but at least i have seen some of the wonderful sights in your fantastic album. Thanks for sharing, best regards Mike.

said mikejc1 2008.01.05 at 19:27:55 PST

amazing album, of an amazing place

said busterrr19_ 2008.01.05 at 14:09:09 PST

Another fantastic album, Yair, complete with very interesting information of this wonderful place . Thanks for sharing. Regards, Stephen

said zanegol04 2008.01.05 at 12:18:24 PST

Words can barely express my thanks for your work at creating this wonderful album, Yair, with all its fine detail. You live in such a magnificent and historic 'seat' in our world and you've shared so much of it for others to see - through your lens. Thank you for sharing. ... Judy

said ladybug591 2008.01.05 at 06:47:24 PST

Ciao grazie per i comlimenti, auguri di un felice anno, Giovanni, Italy.

said caruso_giovanni102 2008.01.05 at 03:23:45 PST

Hello Yair: I viewed the album again when I saw you added to it, and enjoyed doing so just as much the second time. I can understand your awe actually being there, as opposed to seeing it on TV programmes. There's no comparison between the 2. Being there, you'd 'feel' it as well as seeing it, as you experience the full grandeur of it. All the best, Ron.

said ronchi120 2008.01.04 at 19:21:11 PST

Hi! Thank you very much for your messages! Your album is wonderful! You are a great photographer! I'm very happy to enjoy these perfect photos! Best Wishes! Adriana and Marius.

said adrisimari 2008.01.04 at 05:13:27 PST

Hi Yair, You did an excellent job capturing this ancient city. Thanks for sharing, it was awsome.~Charmaine~NJ/USA

said kechar 2008.01.04 at 04:05:41 PST

Our dear Yair: Once more you impressed us by this exemplary report on Petra - which no doubt is one of the most important places to visit in our world. We appreciate your manner of making us visit: not simply through a collection of "typical views", but also of what might at first look be "unimportant", but is in reality strongly linked to the subject. Thank you for this 2008-album - no doubt, and fortunately, to be followed by many others... With best wishes: Kaethi and Henri - P.S. Thank you for your kind comments of Dec. 9 and 27 as well as January 1st

said oertlif 2008.01.03 at 07:59:05 PST

Hi Yair, I hope you had a great xmas and ny. I was just browsing through the Creative Challenge photos and came across your Petra photo. Isn't it an awesome place!? Thanks for the trip down memory lane! In a couple weeks, I'm off on a short trip to Vietnam and Cambodia - am very much looking forward to it. More photos to come when I return! Cheers, Sharon

said smath101 2008.01.03 at 04:06:08 PST

Hi Yair I really enjoyed the album. Thank you for sharing it. I'm still trying to upload my photos from my trip to Euope in August. I took so many and I'm sharing them with the folk that were on the tour bus, but SLOW connections here in SA make it a marathon exercise. Best regards Gordon

said gordon_forrester2 2008.01.03 at 02:16:22 PST

Hi Yair, I really enjoyed this album and downloaded half a dozen of your shots. Would love to visit Petra one day, I have heard so much about it, and its history. Blessings,

said michelie3 2008.01.03 at 00:34:16 PST

Hello Yair: Hats off to a most captivating album. What an amazing place and you covered it well. I first saw the entrance in the first Indiana Jones movie, but didn't know what it was then. I finally got educated with Petra during a documentary of the Jordan region, and saw it again during another documentary of sacred places. I can sure understand the sacredness of it. I commend you on the coverage of the place. You certainly did it justice. Best wishes from Ron.

said ronchi120 2008.01.02 at 19:56:02 PST

Oh, and I must add this important detail (as a reply-comment to some of the previous comments): Detail Oriented is Yair's nr 2 quality! Nr 1 being his Perfectionism! So this album is absolutely no wonder, nor surprise to me, just an extra confirmation of his most valuable qualities as a photographer, reporter, and person, most of all.

said enemaria100 2008.01.02 at 19:28:46 PST

THE Best, scumpa Mabel, this is the best album Yair has so far...and yes, I realize the honor that I got by having this album dedicated to me, reason why I'm so grateful and excited about it...can't help it but come and visit it so very often..over, and over, and over, again! A masterful album Yair!!!! Once again, THANK YOU!!!! Tons of hugs, Maria

said enemaria100 2008.01.02 at 19:23:35 PST

Maria you have made out with a historical masterpiece ... I have seen pics of Petra before, but never with this fine attention to detail and with superb lighting! Hats off to you Yair ... this is an exquisite album of a very ancient place, and a 'new' wonder of the world ///// wow! MY download finger got a workout and I am so happy to have these wonderful rock formations/creations on my screen .. thank you so much for going there, your time & energy in creating this album. It is one of your best!!!! :}

said mabelscritterart 2008.01.02 at 19:04:37 PST

Thank you for another fantastic walk through history. You have great attention to detail. Laurie

said lmbremner 2008.01.02 at 15:31:11 PST

Shalom Yair: Petra is the Jordanian side trip I would love to see on my next trip to Israel. Your images are dazzling. The steep canyon walls and red rocks are quite reminiscent of our Western red rock country. Once again, it is a joy to view your work. Best regards. Steve

said filmlaw1 2008.01.02 at 13:07:38 PST

Hi Yair, Beautiful album, it means a lot to me because my wife and I visited this place a few years ago. You did a fine work of caturing this mystique place. Jacques

said photoplo 2008.01.02 at 08:34:45 PST

Yair, this is a completely marvellous album! So glad you made the trip! Liked also your captions explaining the history of Petra. Having been built so long ago, what happened over the years between when it was a flourishing city and the 1800s when it was redicovered? Did it have to be excavated? It is a great idea to have it now a World Heritage Site of UNESCO, so it can be enjoyed forever by the people of the world! You made a beautiful album here, Yair, and I thank you for the invitation! Leslie

said bisquitzoe 2008.01.02 at 08:11:30 PST

Oh my friend! Congratulations to you to have this simple but wonderful visit to such a wonderful place. I love this very much! Thanks a lot, my friend! CS :)

said csfoto 2008.01.02 at 07:06:16 PST

I´m so glad that you put this album together. It is a place that if and when I ever get to the Middle East, I would want to see. Your insight and perspective is fabulous. Thanks for sharing this album. Wishing you the very best for 2008!

said bcw1_ 2008.01.02 at 06:46:45 PST

Very beautiful album Yair! Fantastic pictures! Thank you for inviting me to see this. Hugs, your friend Corina

said flower11rose 2008.01.02 at 05:51:28 PST

Wow Yair! I've always dreamed of going to that place! I've seen it in the movies and wondered if that place really existed. Awesome! I just read Maria's comment and I totally agree with her. I could not have said it any better. Where I don't agree... this album is dedicated to ME!!! ;-D Awesome album thanks for sharing. I want you to know there is a little bit of Jealousy... Wish I was with traveling like you do in the honor of photography... My dream someday. Cat

said catmonster1969 2008.01.02 at 04:02:57 PST

Dear Yair, Once again you have created a masterpiece of an album. Yor photography as usual is impecable, sensitive and shows your eye for capturing the unique beauty of any place you visit. Not only are you a gifted photographer, but an excellent photo journalist as well. You are one of my favorite authors on WS. Thank you for all the many hours you put into this album - and I know Maria is most appreciative of your dedication to the art of photography and of this album to her. Looking forward to MANY more fantastic albums from you during 2008. Best wishes, Carol

said albertsville 2008.01.02 at 03:55:23 PST

Dear Yair. Thanks for the ionvitation. I was wondering where is this album, as you went tp Petra one month ago......This is just a great and most beautiiful album from a place that became lately one of worlds chicen wonders. I will come later to check each photo in detales. RAN

said ranyaari100 2008.01.02 at 01:35:42 PST

Ciao Yair. It's a great album of a beautiful place. Great the details, beautiful the framings. Really a most interesting collection. Renato/Italy.

said renato26 2008.01.02 at 01:34:18 PST

Dear Yair, this is a most beautiful album of a very unusual, but interesting place that I had no idea it existed until seeing your album. No secret anymore that visiting your albums feels like attending an educational seminar, or a history class. Not sure I even learned so much from my history class as I learned from all your albums. But the information added is just one small part of what this album is about. The photos are well taken and composed, and presented in a logical array that is very particular to your perfectionism. Moreover, I see that this album is dedicated to me, which makes it even so much better, doesn't it? :o) Jokes apart now, I feel really honored to have this album dedicated to me. Thank you so much for the dedication, and thank you for being my friend. Maria

said enemaria100 2008.01.02 at 00:11:57 PST