Salome shows a piece of jewelry made from stones collected along the Dead Sea at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome polishes a piece of jewelry at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome polishes a piece of jewelry at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome displays a stone collected along the Dead Sea (L) and a piece of raw material made from stones at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome shows works made from stones on the shore of the Dead Sea, east of Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome packages a piece of jewelry at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome picks stones along the Dead Sea, east of Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome works on a necklace at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome picks stones along the Dead Sea, east of Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Salome polishes a piece of raw material made from stones at her studio in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2026. The Dead Sea, the lowest lake on Earth, has seen its surface area shrink by more than a third since the 1960s as water levels continue to fall.
Salome, 26, has watched the decline firsthand. Since 2019, she has run a jewelry studio in Jerusalem, turning stones collected from the Dead Sea and other sites into colorful accessories. Each time she comes to the shore, she says, the shoreline has retreated further.
"Every piece is one of a kind," Salome said. She hopes her creations will raise awareness of the Dead Sea's shrinking and help people remember its fading colors. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
