Yaal was inspired by photography as a teenager, spending long nights in the darkroom. He studied courses at Camera Obscura, The Bezal’el Academy and Concordia University.
Yaal uses Hasselblad medium format and technical cameras with Phase One 80Mp Digital back when ultra high resolution and separation and/or when focus and perspective control is needed, as well as Nikon cameras with prime lenses and flashes for general work. Most of the artwork in the gallery was captured using medium format film cameras.