The Power of Photoshelter
I’ve recently signed up for a PhotoShelter Personal Archive account. I have been wanting to do this for some time now and finally made it a point. For the past month I have been uploading images to my new account and adjusting to my newly improved workflow. Only after a month of working with Photoshelter [...]
Philippine Election Images 2010
The Philippines held national and local elections yesterday and for the first time used automated machines to count the votes. I was able to go to a local elementary school close to my house here in Cebu to see what the scene was like. It’s basically what I thought it would be like and very [...]
Humanizing Development Global Campaign
I received a congratulatory email today about two photos I had entered into the United Nations Humanizing Development Global Photography Campaign. I have posted my two images below, but you can see all of the winning entries here.
Mission Photo Contest Results
One of the 20 photos submitted in my portfolio for judging. Adventures in Missions announced today the winners of their first photo contest. I was fortunate enough to place third and hope the pictures will be used to promote mission work around the world. I believe there will be a coffee table book published at [...]
Sundog Rainbow over Cebu
This morning I was called out of the house to look at a rainbow. To my surprise it was a circular rainbow wrapping around the sun. This was the first time I have ever seen this and so I took some pictures and did a little research. Apparently, this phenomenon is called a sundog. These [...]
Fine Art Prints for Sale in Cebu City Hotels
I have begun selling some of my fine art prints in local Cebu City hotels this past week. We put up a nice display yesterday in the Lobby Shop at the Marco Polo Plaza and have plans for a display in the Shangri-La by the end of April. We thought it would be a good [...]
Article in Cebu Daily News
There was an article written in the Cebu Daily News last December about a recent publication I had. I thought I would share it with everyone. The original article can be found here. The image the article is referring to can be seen here. Malapascua kids land on Nat Geo By Boboi Costas Cebu Daily [...]
Winners — InterContinental Hotel Connections Photo Contest with National Geographic Traveler Magazine
I received some good new last week from the InterContinental Hotel Connections Photo Contest. My entry “Singing of the Bato Balani sa Gugma” won an Honorable Mention. There were thousands of entry’s from around the world with three winners and 17 honorable mentions. This is the second year I placed as an Honorable Mention, with [...]
ScanCafe Scanning Services for Slides & Negatives
After a few months of planning and organizing I finally sent off around 1500 slides and negatives to be digitally scanned. I feel relieved, but anxious at the same time to see the final digital images which will eventually be added to my stock gallery. These images are mostly from my travels to Latin America, [...]
PAL Photo Contest Awarding
Philippine Airlines proudly announces the winners of the First Philippine Airlines Photo Contest, following awarding ceremonies conducted November 10, 2007 at the SM Mall of Asia. Led by top photographer George Tapan, the judges and executives from Epson and Philippine Airlines presented the winners with their awards and over a million pesos in total prizes. [...]
Currently based in the Philippines, Jacob does considerable amounts of travel, working on freelance assignments and shooting stock photography for his collection here at jacobimages.com. His aim as a photographer is to capture inspirational images that motivate, educate and show a side of cultures most people are unaware of. His images often reflect his bio-ecologist background and sensitivity to the human condition. It is in challenging situations or unusual places that he feels most comfortable and thrives as an artist. 
