Paul Israel is a professional freelance photographer based out of Bellingham, Washington specializing in portraiture and live performance.

He has been featured in publications and web sites such as:

The Stranger, Seattle Sound Magazine, SEJournal, The Bellingham Herald, The Planet, Custom Woodworking Business, What's Up! Magazine, Cascadia Weekly, Jeopardy Magazine, Labyrinth, Way Too Loud, OkayPlayer

He is a Western Washington University graduate majoring in English with a creative writing emphasis.

Aside from being a photographer, he is a writer, sound engineer and musician.