1st Place 2016 / Nature

Grey Matter(s)

  • Photographer
    Tom Jacobi
  • Prizes
    Gold in Fine Art/Landscape, Gold in Nature/Landscapes, 1st place winner in Nature

Colors are reflected light, assembled in our brains, which is also known as "Grey Matter". Tom Jacobi spent two years photographing archaic landscapes on six continents. He discovered mystic places that had been created by nature over the millennia and that nonetheless timeless. When photographed in the twilight world they unfold their immortal power.

Tom Jacobi joined »Stern« magazine 1977, where he worked as a staff photographer until 1986. He created a total of 29 covers for the magazine and won numerous awards for his formative work. In the following 14 years Tom Jacobi worked as a freelance photographer, for magazines like »Vogue«, »Amica« and »The New Yorker« and created numerous fashion and advertising campaigns. In 2000, he returned to »Stern« as art director. In 2005 he founded the magazine »View«, whose editor-in-chief he was until 2008. Since then Tom Jacobi has been working as a photo artist.