Michael J. Jacobs

Michael J. Jacobs is an award-winning film director, photographer, journalist, fine artist, US Navy combat cameraman and educator who has traveled to nearly 70 countries and all the continents. As a implementation committee member, his master design concept has been approved for the new Martin Luther King Memorial and multi-media theatre to be housed in the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum, of which, he was chair of the design committee. During the course of Jacobs' 41 years as a professional photojournalist and news gatherer, he has earned respect from top marketing firms, entertainment industry executives and celebrities themselves. He quickly rose to the pinnacle of his profession as a world-renowned image-maker to the upper crust within the Hollywood celebrity establishment. Without mixing words, he has more than 20,000 contacts. They include numerous clients such as entertainment industry executives, actors, publicists and managers, politicians, the Royals, media, hi-tech experts, artists, developers, community leaders, financiers and bankers, religious and spiritual leaders, business' captains of industry, and the military. In his directorial debut, Jacobs' feature film, "Crab Orchard," it took top honors as Best Film of the Festival (Director's Gold Award) at the International Family Film Festival. As an educator for the past 44 years, he has taught photography and art courses at various schools, colleges and universities both domestically and abroad, including six years at UCLA.