#gantcenter

[thechashow]

Today, Monday 11/9 at 10am EST on IGTV Live, I get to dive in with this brilliant brother: @acjphoto . Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr., a native of Rockford, IL, is a professional photographer and image activist currently living in Charlotte, NC. . He is also the 2018-2019 Gantt Center artist-in-residence who was commissioned to photograph the award-winning images in the Gantt Center's exhibition Welcome to Brookhill. . A transplant to the Queen City, Jacobs honed his craft on the front lines of America's social justice movements. He has since emerged as a premier photographer and photo-documentarian. . His distinctive aesthetic is marked by a propensity toward highlighting stark contrast and in dealing in the black & white - both in photography and in the world. . This talent for capturing the heart of his subjects on camera has led to him being named one of Charlotte Magazine's 2018 "Charlotteans of the Year" and Creative Loafing's "Best Photographer of 2018." Welcome to Brookhill also received top honors by Creative Loafing readers as "Best Exhibit of 2018." Jacobs specializes in social documentary and professional sports, portrait, editorial, and fashion photography. . He has been commissioned by the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR and has been interviewed by CNN, HLN, Fox News and various local media outlets. . Jacobs' work has been displayed in a Black History Month exhibit for Clifford Chance, LLP in New York and, currently, he is a featured artist in the co-curated exhibition K(no)w Justice, K(no)w Peace at the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte and at Davidson College in the photography exhibit Three Steps Back: A Call To Action. . Prior to shooting Welcome to Brookhill, Jacobs was commissioned to photograph multiple record breaking dates for Jay Z's 4:44 Tour. This is going to be a fascinating interview. Tune in at 10am today! #thechashow #socialjustice #knowjusticeknowpeace #nojusticenopeace #photography #blacklivesmatter #blackhistory #gantcenter #museumofthenewsouth #jayz #creativeloafing #charlottemagazine #activist #welcometobrookhill #seenandheard #werisetogether #demandlove (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHXrBIeJ2Wz/?igshid=q1t7u0k9ab8o