The Tatura resident can be often found volunteering his time to the Tatura Community House as their events photographer and videographer, and with the help of his mother’s business skills, together they run the photography business, Digital Journey Photography.
His mother Cheryl Dedman tells the story of what started on a holiday with a simple point and shoot camera quickly became a photography obsession where he was winning awards and shooting with a mirror-less Cannon R5 alongside multiple lenses and accessories to complete his kit.
“What he sees is different,” Cheryl said.
“I saw it was a strength of his at a young age, so I just ran with it.”
For Jacob, photography is his world. It makes him smile, try new things, and be inspired daily to make something ordinary look out of this world.
He explained that he liked to make people look twice at his work and make them think about what’s happening in the shot.
“As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words,” Jacob said.
“And making something out of nothing is my favourite thing to do.
“Leaving people guessing is equally enjoyable.”
Jacob is on Instagram, so if you would like to see his portfolio, look him up.
