About Me
Artist web page Jakub Egermaier
Photographer !
JE se narodil v Plzni a poslednÃch pÄ›t let působil v USA.Vystudoval stÅ™ednà průmyslovou Å¡kolu stavebnà a zaÄal studium na ZápadoÄeské univerzitÄ› v Plzni. Fotit zaÄal v 18ti letech, když si poÅ™Ãdil prvnà kinofilmovou zrcadlovku. V té dobÄ› se pohyboval mezi mladými muzikanty, kteřà ho inspirovali k fotodokumentaci koncertů a vytvářenà portfolià hudebnÃch skupin.SerióznÄ›jÅ¡Ãmu focenà se zaÄal vÄ›novat po pÅ™Ãjezdu do USA, kde si poÅ™Ãdil digitálnà zrcadlovku. V té dobÄ› ho nejvÃc ovlivnila tamnà krajina, nový způsob života a móda. Má za sebou tÅ™i cesty napÅ™ÃÄ Amerikou a na AljaÅ¡ku, kde fotil pÅ™edevÅ¡Ãm krajinu a prostý a drsný život mÃstnÃch obyvatel. NezanevÅ™el vÅ¡ak ani na hudebnà scénu a spolupracoval s nÄ›kolika kapelami, pokrýval jejich koncerty a nakonec se stal jejich oficiálnÃm fotografem. NicménÄ› jeho hlavnÃm zájmem se stala módnà fotografie, které se v souÄasné dobÄ› vÄ›nuje naplno.V USA spolupracoval s kubánským disidentem a fotografem Titem Trellesem.Když zrovna nefotÃ, jezdà Jakub na snowboardu, chodà po horách, hraje na piáno, na kytaru, Äte nebo sleduje filmy.
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JE was born in Pilsen, Czech Republic, but has been living and working in the U.S. for the last five years.He graduated from an industry and construction high school and started studying at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. He began with photography at the age of 18 after buying his first film camera. At that time, he was spending time around young musicians that inspired him to document their music shows and create their bands’ portfolios.He began doing more serious photography work after moving to the U.S. where he purchased a new digital SLR. He was mainly influenced by the American landscape, new way of life and fashion. Jakub traveled three times across the U.S. and to Alaska, while he mainly captured landscape and the pure and rough life of local people. He didn’t give up music photography either and continued cooperating with various American bands, covered their concerts and did their portfolios, until he became their official photographer. Nonetheless, his main target has become fashion photo. He is now fully dedicated to it.While in the U.S., he cooperated with Tito Trelles, a Cuban dissident and a remarkable photographer.When he’s not shooting, Jakub is snowboarding, hiking, playing the piano or guitar, reading or watching movies.