Sven Jacobsen

Biography

1969 born Kiel, Germany
1997 exam in architecture
1997 freelance photographer
2000 member of BFF

Sven's pictures embody his own lifestyle. They are full of joy and most of the time always moving. They have a clear view of the beauty found in the ease of simple things found in our everyday. He explains their charm with irony and humor. Sky, water, strong colors and blue are the leitmotif found throughout his work.

"I am always in search of untroubled hilarity and explosive vitality, the music inside your head, the love and curiosity. I like to create a tribute to life, to its kindness and lightness and the ability to see happiness in the very simple things, to catch it, the aesthetics of the moment. The most pure form of hilarity and vitality I can see in kids, that's why I admire them. I think everybody embodies every feeling and every emotion, everybody is able to show a lot of himself, and until now I have never met anyone who wasn't ready to show at least a bit of it."

Clients

Audi, Apollo Optik, BMW, Champion, Carlsberg Beer, Camel, Deutsche Bahn, DHL, Diebels Beer, Enrico Coveri, Fiat, Fuji, Guiness, Iveco, Levis, Lufthansa, Maxim, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Maserati, No Angels, Olympus, Siemens Mobile, Snickers, Stern, Sony Ericksson, T-Moblie, T-Online, Toshiba, Yamaha, 3Italia

Editorial
Amica, Geo, Glamour, GQ, Marie Claire, Maxim, Oyster Magazine

Exhibitions & Awards

2007 "Slideluckshow" Sand Box Studios, NYC
2005 Solo Exhibition "Disco" Galerie Scorpion Hamburg, Germany
2004 Solo Exhibition "Safari" Aplanat Gallery for Photography Hamburg, Germany
2003 Canon Professional Award 3rd Prize Exhibitions in Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Berlin
2002 Exhibition John Kobal Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2002 BFF Collective exhibition Photokina Cologne, Germany
2001 Exhibition John Kobal Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2001 Exhibition Reinhart Wolf Prize Hamburg and Berllin