The Photo Stories of William

Zombie Apocalypse Survival Preparedness Training Seminar

williamjacobphoto — Sat, 07 May 2011 23:00:48 +0000

Saturday afternoon, beside the Tennis House in prospect park gathered worried citizens of New York. Worried of coarse by the overwhelming threat of a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!! Zombie Apocalypse Preparation (or ZAP) holds seminars on being prepared for the struggle for survival after the walking dead virus spreads over the earth. We were all given survival brown paper bags with the essentials to survival: A shoe lace, 1 band aid, experimental emergency zombie curative serum, and 2 condoms. Todays seminar included identifying the zombie, deciding to fight or run, and enduring through scarce food and impending doom. Useful skills were demonstrated for us, like how to capture a zombie with a decoy brain, or knot tying. We began to learn about ZAPs’ labs in Switzerland in which their scientists have developed a curative serum, when the virus began to break out. The man next to me was bitten on the neck and bled out until he rose to feed. Others became infected upon being scratched and bitten, as those still with their wits used the serum to stop the infection and save the day. The group reconvened by the first aid table as everyone patched up and had a good laugh, maybe next time we won’t be so lucky!

- William J

Mendoza, Argentina

williamjacobphoto — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:24:50 +0000

About a year ago my girlfriend Jessica and I made plans to attend her cousin Pablo’s wedding February of 2011… In Mendoza, Argentina. Jess took on a second job, I saved every penny I could and in December we purchased the plane tickets and began making plans and reservations. We found a small apartment in the center of the city for about $25 a day for the two of us. We took a 14 hour flight from JFK to Santiago, Chile, then over the Andes mountains to Mendoza, Argentina. We went from the beginning of February in NYC to the end of summer in Argentina, the change was glorious. Jessica has been in and out of this city her whole life, and this trip was my first step out of my own country, I couldn’t have been in better hands. Somehow I squeaked by with my awful spanish and to Jess’s annoyance “si, si, si, si… claro” translated “yes, yes, yes, of coarse” (sounding incredibly gringo). We spent three weeks in this wonderful city, I’m sure I’ll be back again in the next year or so.

Photos by Jessica Garro and I

April 2nd 2011 The Annual NYC Pillow Fight

williamjacobphoto — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:50:19 +0000

This is the first year I did not participate in the pillow fight. For the past 2 years I had arrived to the scene in complete fencing uniform, complete with my fencing mask (photographic proof at the end of post). Last year I decided it was a bad idea since many pillow fighters cried out “CHEATER!” at me and began wailing on my head as if it was a danger to them. This year I took a passive part in the fight and took photos. This year I observed a drop in attendance, although every year the press doubles, hopefully it was the cold and not loss of interest.

Photo by http://www.gregpphoto.com (2009)

Lizard Kisses

williamjacobphoto — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:59:16 +0000

Marc Merza is a friend of mine I met through my girlfriends room mate, he is the bassist of his band (formerly Inoculist, now Glory Girls). He asked if I could do photos for the band he has with his girlfriend Cory, named Lizard Kisses. I was more than happy to do so for a couple bucks and a meal, so we set up a date to shoot at their apartment. As a side note, I’ve had a creative block, or maybe I’ve just been lazy, but I feel like this shoot has lifted this curse. The shoot could have not gone better, we all agreed it was a good time and got some sweet shots. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/lizardkissesmusic

Until next time, I’ll be in Argentina for three weeks starting February 12th, can’t wait to post photos from there!

Adam and Nana Allard

williamjacobphoto — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:27:25 +0000

A couple I’ve known for quite some time tied the knot in July. It was no ordinary wedding, they added every aspect of their lifestyle into the planing. Adam is the drummer for an awesome punk rock band, Stressbomb (www.stressbomb.com), and Nana a tattoo artist for Flat’s Tattoo. They requested that I photograph the wedding, there was no way I could turn it down. Possibly the most unique and wonderful wedding I’ve ever seen.

Mat Stevenson

williamjacobphoto — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:43:34 +0000

Here are some recent photos of Mat Stevenson, a serious skate in Norwich, CT.

Auto-Biography

williamjacobphoto — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:38:06 +0000

Here’s a chance to get to know the author, since I’m almost always behind the camera, photos are few and far between. Here is my story from age 13 to toady, my struggles, my strife, and my success.

Photographers include: Jason Malouf, Peter Odegard, Marissa Blazko, Mary Frances Burgio, Elizabeth Renstrom, Karinna Gylphe, Samuel Cartwright, Ryan Terry, Bethany Hogan(Terry), Jessica Fernandez, Sami Jo Hall, Toni Skotcher, and Nicole Genaw

Skobie-Won, The Rapper Who Does it All

williamjacobphoto — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:28:13 +0000

Jewett City–a small rural town in southeastern Connecticut with a mere population of 4,000–is the absolute last place you would look for a rockin’ rap show. Well-hidden beside the train tracks, PJ O’Conner’s Pub is a low-key hangout for the locals. But come Friday and Saturday nights…good luck getting in. The small pub transforms into a wall-to-wall packed arena for local rap and metal artists. Week after week, the bored youth of rural Connecticut form an unlikely bond between the different genres. Shows are sure to have an electric energy full of stage-jumping, crowd-pushing, politically driven rap, face-melting metal, and fans hanging on every lyric.

How’d this almost invisible bar get on the radar? The success of these local shows was achieved by the constant planing and promoting of the headliner, none other than John “Skobie-Won” Skobrak. John manages to book artists, promote the show with his own flyer designs and rap on the bill at least 3 times a month. Working under his own label appropriately named “Work Horse” John has recorded and produced his own music as well as a number of other local bands. It all happens in his basement work shop complete with a home built vocal booth. John spends a great deal of time mixing new loops and writing new lyrics.

The regulars and the old-timers are sparse but still present on these nights. They must be wondering what overnight tour-de-force saved both their pub and that forgotten feeling of how music once saved their lives, too.

The Road to North Carolina

williamjacobphoto — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:11:56 +0000

One of my closest friends, Jason, has been out of reach for over a year, my friends and I miss him. Casey, Amber, Mat, and I needed to see him, and my girlfriend Jess had never met him, so we planed to take a road trip to see him.

-William J Reder