Category Archives: America

From Fruits and Nuts to Dreamland

Posted on June 13, 2016 by jeffjacobsen

While walking a golf course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in mid-May, the mother of a golfer from Southern Charleston University struck up a conversation with me. Filled with pride over her son and the school playing in the NCAA Men’s Golf … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Entertainment, Environment, Food, History, Kansas Athletics, Music, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bear Bryant, Berkeley, Chase Hanna, Daniel Hudson, Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Fruits & Nuts, Half Moon Bay, Hotel Capstone, KU Men's Golf, KU Tennis, Laura Jacobsen, Maria Cardona, Mavericks, Ol' Colony Golf Complex, Pacifica Beach, Paul W. Bryant, Santa Cruz, Seabreeze Market & Deli, University of Alabama, University of Cailornia | 2 Comments

Images: Volume 1, Week 46

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

The scene in this week’s picture depicts something completely foreign to me. Tailgating is a Saturday or Sunday ritual I have never really participated in even though I have attended countless college and professional football games over the past 46 … Continue reading →

Posted in America, College Life, Food, Football, Friends, Kansas, Laura Jacobsen, Photography, Sports | Tagged Football, Laura Jacobsen, Tailgating | 1 Comment

Images: Volume 1, Week 44 & 45

Posted on November 7, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

High school sports are in one word – beautiful. For the most part, there remains a pureness in the hearts of the coaches and players that reveals itself in wonderful photographs. If only photographers took the time to delve deeply … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Arizona, Education, Football, History, Journalism, Kansas, Photography, Sports | Tagged Arizona Republic, Beauty, High School Sports, Phoenix, Phoenix Union High School, Photography, Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka West Football | 1 Comment

The Dark Secret of Our Household

Posted on November 4, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

Where did we go wrong? You try to raise your children well. You teach them. You encourage them. You gently guide them, all with the hope the children you love so much will turn out to be happy, well-adjusted and productive … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Baseball, Jake Phillips, Julie Phillips, Kelly Jacobsen, Laura Jacobsen, Luke Phillips, Sports | Tagged Addiction, Baseball, Jake Phillips. Laura Jacobsen, Julie Phillips, Kansas City Royals, Luke Phillips, New York Yankees | 1 Comment

Images: Volume 1, Week 43

Posted on October 23, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

Last Sunday, Laura and I arrived at the KU rowing boathouse in Lawrence’s Burcham Park. The facility sits along the Kansas River just north of downtown. We were photographing the annual Jayhawk Jamboree, an afternoon-long rowing event for men and women with … Continue reading →

Posted in America, History, Kansas, Photography, Sports, Topeka, Travel | Tagged Broken Boats, Photography, Rowing, Rowing Boats, Rowing Shells, Washburn University Rowing Club | Leave a comment

Images: Volume 1, Week 42

Posted on October 23, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

On October 3, Arizona State took on UCLA. Picked to be a Pac-12 title challenger this season, the Sun Devils’ play had been disappointing. Meanwhile, UCLA , undefeated and ranked No. 7 in the polls, looked to keep rolling in front … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Football, Photography, Sports, Travel | Tagged Arizona State Football, Photography, Travel, UCLA football | Leave a comment

Images: Volume 1, Week 41

Posted on October 12, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

This week’s Images celebrates a Kansas legend, Alf Landon. Twenty eight years ago today, Landon passed away at the age of 100. The Republican Party’s nominee for the President of the United States, Landon run against President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Photography, Politics, Topeka, Writing | Tagged Alf Landon, Governor, Photography, Republican Presidential Nominees, Topeka, Topeka Capital-Journal | Leave a comment

Images: Volume 1, Week 40

Posted on October 4, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

Nolan Cromwell’s cast removal in January 1977. By February 1977, Cromwell heavily into his rehabilitation. This is a two-fold look at one of the most exciting football players I have ever had the pleasure of watching and photographing on a football … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Football, Kansas, Photography, Sports | Tagged Jeff Jacobsen, Kansas Football, Los Angeles Rams, Nolan Cromwell, Photography, SportsPlus, Topeka Capital-Journal | 2 Comments

Ad Astra and the Blood Moon

Posted on September 27, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

Posted in America, Education, History, Kansas, Photography | Tagged Ad Astra, Blood Moon, Kansas State Capitol Building, Lunar Eclipse, Super Moon | 6 Comments

Images: Volume 1, Week 39

Posted on September 25, 2015 by jeffjacobsen

While the Kansas City Royals’ deservedly celebrate their Central Division Championship, this week’s installment of Images looks back on a mark that will always be deserved of celebration. On September 30, 1992, George Brett collected hit number 3,000. On a … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Baseball, Friends, Photography, Sports | Tagged 000 Hits, 3, Anaheim Stadium, George Brett, Mark Terrill, Photography | 1 Comment