Sharona Jacobs Photography Blog

Here you'll find my newest professional projects and portraits, client and colleague interviews, and even updates on my personal project work with the occasional editorial ramblings of my .02.

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Portrait of Rachel Nolan, a historian of modern Latin America and an Assistant Professor at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies. Her research focuses on political violence, Central American civil wars, childhood and the family, historical memory, and U.S.-Latin American relations. She is currently completing a book manuscript on the history of international adoption from Guatemala (set for publication by Harvard University Press in 2024). #bostonauthorphoto #historianportrait #author #bostonuniversityhistory

Portraits by Sharona Jacobs, literary portrait photographer, of Holly Black, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels, including the Novels of Elfhame, THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN, the Spiderwick Chronicles, and her adult debut, BOOK OF NIGHT. She is the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor and her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. In this portrait sitting, Holly was photographed at Hammond Castle, Gloucester, Massachusetts. MUA: Kerri Herlihy. Assistant: Tim Lavallee. Media manager: Traci Olsen. @blackholly #authorphoto #bostonauthorphoto #authorportrait #fantasyauthor @tricksybelden @boston.makeup.artist

Portraits of fantasy author, Cassandra Clare, by literary portrait photographer, Sharona Jacobs. Cassandra is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series and the Infernal Devices trilogy, and coauthor of the Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson. She also wrote The Shadowhunter’s Codex with her husband, Joshua Lewis. Her books have more than 36 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. For this portrait sitting, which took place in the author’s writing area, a steampunk-inspired converted barn adorned with art by local artists as well as an imported British phone booth and apothecary counter, the author was looking for elegant and fantastical portraits that were colorful and creative inspired by a dark academia look. Makeup: @lizwashermakeup Hair: @michelleanne_hairdesign. Assistant: Tim LaVallee. With thanks to @Tricksy Belden, publicist extraordinaire, for her logistical support. . . . . . #fantasyauthor #cassandraclare #authorportrait #authorphoto #bostonauthorphoto #author #writing

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about 5 years ago

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about 6 years ago

Portraits of British writer and jazz musician, Dominic Green

about 7 years ago

Writer and jazz musician, Dominic Green, was one of the most delightful people I've had the good fortune to photograph – a mix of self-deprecating good humor, wickedly keen intelligence (he studied English Literature at St. John's College, Oxford), and a fount of wonderful anecdotes about his theater-bred family and colorful musician friends.

Portraits of Jackie VanderBrug, author of Gender Lens Investing

about 7 years ago

Mystery writer portraits, New England chapter

about 7 years ago

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Waltham

Steampunk: Take two

May 18, 2012 in Portrait

Lots of requests for more Steampunk photographs from the Watch City Festival aka Steampunk Festival in Waltham, MA! Here they are. Steampunkers, please keep in touch via my blog and via www.facebook.com/sharonajacobsphotography. I had so many amazing people who were photographed - thank you all for being so wonderfully interesting to photograph.

Steampunk Festival, Waltham, MA: corsets, goggles, and gorgeousness

May 14, 2012 in Portrait

I was recently asked how I wanted to spend my Mother's Day - my answer: photograph portraits of amazingly costumed people at Waltham's Steampunk Festival. Assisted by the author Jon Papernick and my family (it was Mother's Day, after all), I had the most amazing time photographing some incredible faces and outfits. Enjoy the gallery, and thank you to everyone who participated!