I am a director of photography, based in London and working in documentary, commercial, music and drama.
Before moving into cinematography, I worked for almost ten years as a freelance stills photographer in photojournalism and portraiture. I learnt the fundamentals of framing and covering a story running around after protests in central London, trying to avoid police horses.
I won the Young Photographer Award at the 21st National Open Art Awards, was commended in the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year awards, my stills appeared in i-D, Buzzfeed, British Vogue and various national newspapers, and I was press accredited by the NUJ.
I continue to occasionally take select photography commissions, but now primarily shoot photography for myself. This website showcases a selection of current personal work.
My photography is largely observational, blending landscape photography, street and photojournalism with portraiture. I am interested in photographs as mysteries or questions, with no simple answer. I mainly shoot on film and develop myself in my darkroom.
A small curated selection of my work is available to buy as fine art prints on my prints shop.
More about me and my work as a cinematographer is at jacobsacksjones.com.