b. 1992, Massachusetts
Jacob is a documentary photographer whose work is informed by the nexus between visual anthropology, ethnography and phenomenology. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Media and Technology from Parsons School of Design in Paris. Jacob has spent extensive time living between Europe and South(east) Asia, engaging in numerous humanitarian projects in the realm of agriculture and education. He is deeply inspired by vernacular photography which influences his photographic techniques and conceptual processes. Jacob exclusively uses analog cameras in his photographic practice, many of which are malfunctioning or discarded. In an age of hyper-perfected imagery, His intention is to rehumanize the photographic medium to foster greater intimacy as a counterbalance to the dissonance often created by digitization.