Jacob Appelbaum
Amy by Jacob Appelbaum. Click to view a larger size.
Jacob Says:
I originally started taking photos around the age of 15. My first real camera was a self built oatmeal container and I used it to make pinhole portraits of the girls who inspired me. I eventually found a digital camera and my father supported my interest. I took that camera everywhere I traveled, using it as a tool, a shield and a weapon when needed.
I've seen terrible things in the course of my short life and often I've photographed it. The action assists my ability to cope, photos help me to understand what I experienced. I'll never be able to stop photographing things, even if I were to lose my vision. Photography goes far beyond just images on a screen or on paper.
Art
Photos, clockwise from top left: Halloween in San Francisco, New Orleans post-Katrina, a bordello-themed party in Paris, France and a color infrared close-up.
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Art © Jacob Appelbaum, 2006-7 under Creative Commons. Used with permission by zotapine.com.