
THE ARTIST
Photography is more than recording a moment. It is a way to interpret the world, explore emotion, and share a personal vision.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The digital camera and the digital darkroom make photography the most ubiquitous of all art forms. The artist photographer can be a reporter, portraitist, illustrator and create impressionist, abstract, futuristic art, and much more.
We try to make sense of a world that is never the same and never stands still. Many photographers freeze a moment in time to capture what they saw and experienced. That is just one aspect of what photography can do.
Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), infrared photography, multiple exposures, and the digital darkroom are tools that I use to share the emotions and feelings that prompted me to press the camera shutter at that moment. I do not follow the “rules” to achieve my artistic vision.
These images convey my emotional response to the event or scene at that unique moment in time, and I invite the viewer to share my vision and journey.
THE STORY
About Art Jacoby
As a Boy Scout, I began taking photographs. However, it wasn’t until the advent of digital cameras and the digital darkroom that photography became a passion. Photography is an art, and as in all the arts, there are no fixed formulas or right or wrong approaches.
EDUCATION
My degrees are a BA from Rider University, an MS from Hofstra University, and an EdD from Fordham University.
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CAREER
Vacuum cleaner salesperson, High School Social Studies teacher, Teacher Trainer, College Professor, Administrator, and Alcohol/Drug Counselor.
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BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHY
In addition to photography, I travel, fly fish, SCUBA dive, and play old-time and Irish fiddle.
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WHERE I LIVE
I was born and lived in NYC and currently live in Boca Raton, Florida.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Currently: President of PASFLA (Photo Arts of South Florida); member of the BBCC (Boynton Beach Camera Club); FC3 (Florida Camera Club Council); member of PSA; member/organizer for TAOP (The Art of Photography International) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
My artistic vision has developed through my participation in PSA and TAOP.
Recent Awards
2022
Black and White Magazine Special Edition Portfolio - Excellence Award - Buffalo Dancers​​
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2019
Arthur R Marshall Everglades National Park Photo Competition -
Best in Show - Kung Foo Fighters
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2021
Black and White Magazine Digital Manipulation - Winner - Moto Cross Rider
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2013
Photographic Society of America (PSA) - Best Environmental Portrait​​​
2021
Black and White Magazine Digital/Analog Manipulation - Winner- Single Image: Coming Home, Fiddler Montego Bay


