Jacob Simkin

Jacob Simkin - Journal

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Video Installation piece - Kabul, Sunrise to Sunset

Posted 4 months ago

Through My Eyes Project - Kabul, Afghanistan

Posted over 1 year ago

I started the Through My Eyes project teaching young adult photography so that way they could describe their lives and also what life is like in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Currently 10 young adults are taking part and presenting what life is like in Kabul, so look forward to this space for more photos.


where i am at now - March 2010

Posted about 2 years ago

March 2010

Been volunteering as a educational teacher at Skateistan newly built skatepark and classrooms. It has been fun teaching kids, even the bad boys class. We teach them art, photography, video, design and theatre because alot of the kids are on different educational levels but art is something all levels can participate in.

An hour of skating, an hour of schooling, they seem to be eager an…

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going to afghanistan

Posted over 4 years ago

dear friends.

i go to Afghanistan on March 15
I will be working on a travel show
then continuing on with volunteer work
and work on my through my eyes project

thank you to all who have become my friend on red bubble

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Pillars 7 (in the works)

Posted over 4 years ago

The trek got harder
the path was almost invisible amongst the stones
i became more silent
concentrating on the trek
i could feel each breath
the sun beat down
and began to smell my sweat coated shirts
i longed for a good warm shower
ocassionally i washed myself by rivers but i could feel the icy waters
chill me down to the bone
and so they became quick pace scrub

my climbing companions too were silent
only …

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Pillars 6

Posted over 4 years ago

It felt like a death march
that first real day of leaving civilisation
Askole was the last town
we would ever see
and we had several days of hiking to get to Concordia
the base camp of the giants

it was hot
sweaty
and already i could feel the air getting thinner
but i tried not to complain
i used little rest time with taking my camera out
i could recongnize myself weaker than my other companions
but i kept…

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Pakistan photo videojournal

Posted over 4 years ago

these are just some of the images i took in Pakistan over last year
lots of memories and adventures

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Through my Eyes Project Fundraiser

Posted over 4 years ago
Dear friends

I have just organised a benefit gig to help me start my photo/video project called “Through my Eyes”
www.myspace.com/throughmyeyesproject
It is about helping teach children photography and video so they can show people their lives, dreams, hopes and passion. It is about celebrating life amongst hardship and war. Several NGOs will help me along my way,

I am starting the proje…

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Through My Eyes Project

Posted almost 5 years ago

Now that Gotye show is over
i am back to working night shift and doing my usual music video madness
writing funding applications
saving money for the plan
which is what the blog about

it is called the Through My Eyes Project
it is about teaching children to be able to photograph their lives
so people can see what a child sees
but the project is also to help their situation
and gain education

so far i am …

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The Grand Plan

Posted almost 5 years ago
I have been thinking about this all night

now that some video projects are completing
i am planning on what to do.
most people who know me
know i want to go back to volunteer work
and i am hoping to do that at the end of the year

So the plan is i am going to buy a round the world ticket
and fly back to Indonesia (Banda Aceh) and Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
I also want to go to Darfur, Chechnya, Ca…

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