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Jacob Boll Disruptors Photography is the language of connection for me: a medium through which I can reach out, experiment, succeed, fail and grow. I’ve tried anything that’s crossed my path and none of it has been time wasted. I’ve shot weddings and promotional
in a studio, meticulously moving
shoots for local bands. I did
lights around an inch to the
some product photography,
left or right, and being with
advertising for colleges, and I’ve
a stranger for a few hours,
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taught photography, too. All those
talking about their interests
experiences helped inform how
and inspirations. My work
I shoot now, how I think about
always boils down to a personal
lighting and how I collaborate with
connection: It’s a conversation
my subjects. It’s funny to me that,
with my subject and an attempt
after all this time, I’m back where
to extract the truth about who
I started, shooting portraits of
they are. All images express
musicians and artists. I’d forgotten
some emotional truth. My
how much I enjoy it; I love being
obsession with music has always run parallel to my interest in photography. I remember first seeing the Daniel Kramer series “Bob Dylan: A Year and A Day.” It wasn’t just Kramer’s stunning work that impacted me: It was also the magnetism of Dylan as
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an artist and storyteller. It was the first time I saw the veil being lifted from an icon, showing the emotional side of a person and not just a glossy god. That really resonated with me and it’s what I strive for in every image.
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