With Jacob Balzani Lööv AKU opens up to a new type of collaboration. Jacob is aItalian-Swedish photographer obsessed with stories of people intimately connected to a particular place, be it a disputed territory or a tropical jungle. Although passionate about the outdoors, Jacob's main focus is on documentary photographyA job that takes him to different environments, not only natural ones, but often to those theaters of conflict where human events of global importance are taking place. His approach is on foot: he believes that to connect with a place you have to measure it in steps. Jacob lives between Milan and Monte Rosa, on Lake Maggiore when he's not traveling the world trying to document it with writing and photography Curious about the multiple relationships between man and the environment, Jacob recently rediscovered his father's places in the Swedish highlands and learned to feel a little at home there too. These are his starting points for explore his personal connection with the landscapeThe partnership with AKU began when our ambassador was looking for comfortable footwear that could be used all day, in all conditions and situations: from a run in Palestine to a picnic in Wales or a relaxing afternoon in Venice. This is how Jacob discovered the Bellamont III NBK GTX, inspired by the best mountain footwear but with an elegant and trendy look.
