Jacob John Harmer is a writer and director, who uses film and photography to explore themes including; beauty, coming-of-age and legacy.
Jake was born and raised in the provincial town of Hastings, England, before relocating to study film at the London University of the Arts.
Today he works globally and his elevated vérité style has led to commissions from Adidas, Barclaycard, Burberry, British Vogue, Colgate, HSBC, Hugo Boss, Massimo Dutti, Microsoft, Matches, Nike, Vivienne Westwood and Zara.
Often facilitating post-production, in-house, under the Studio JJH umbrella.
Jake has featured in I.D-Vice, Hero Magazine and Its Nice That. Though the online platform Nowness has been his primary editorial collaborator; supporting and premiering numerous projects throughout the last decade - most recently his journey to the wild savannahs of Namibia, West Africa, to capture the spiritual traditions of the ancient San tribe, in his award-winning doco-drama Ju|’Hoansi.
In 2021 he released his debut photo-book and dramatic-short: Lost Ones. The film has been screened internationally and has won multiple awards - including Best Film at Brighton Rocks 2021.
In 2025 Jake is releasing his highly anticipated debut feature: Lightning Flowers, while continuing to focus on telling stories and creating scintillating images for the worlds most prestigious brands.