Chaim Bezalel was born in New York City and grew up in Dobbs Ferry, NY. He received a B.S. in Radio, TV, and Film from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. After graduating, he spent several years on his own photography, working at a variety of jobs, some of them for photo-essays. In 1988 he moved to Israel and established Bezalel-Levy Editions which published his and his wife's work in various media. He currently works with painting, ceramics, photography, film, and music in mixed media. He is a published poet. He and his wife, an artist with whom he often collaborates live in Stanwood, WA and Ashkelon, Israel.

"We met many people at the Washington State Poets Association conference last month, and we also found many wonderful books of poetry at the book fair there. One of the books I picked up was the collection from Chaim Bezalel called "Songs from the Territories" which includes photography, poetry, and narrative prose. This is a most interesting collection! The photography is stunning. In particular, there is a photo from a Turkish Bath in Acco that is amazing. And there are some very interesting pieces that are reproductions of tv and film media in the Middle East. The poetry has historical and personal tinges that blend seamlessly to tell us the story of one person finding his way through this maze of life. And yet the poetic narrative is larger than one person, too." - Kota Press