Tsafrir Abayov was born in Israel and since his childhood his dream was to become a photojournalist having his camera as his best friend. He served for the Israeli army from 1985 until 1988 where he specialized in Ariel and documentary photography. After three years on duty he went to study in Dawson Institute of Photography, Montreal, Canada from 1988 until 1991. The next four years he worked in Los Angeles, California as a freelance photojournalist for Magma agency and news magazines. Since 1996 he works regularly in Israel as a freelance photojournalist for wire News Agency .and Yedioth Aharonth daily newspaper and magazine.. His photographs have been also published worldwide in such major publications as Time, Newsweek, Life, The New York Times, Stern, Der Spiegel, Paris Match, L'Express, Le Monde, The Independent, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Observer, GEO and El Pais.,