Hugh Jacob is a Kodak Mentor with extensive teaching experience including PPA National Conventions, The PPA International School of Professional Photography, twelve PPA Affiliate schools, photographic associations, Brooks Institute of Professional Photography-Santa Barbara, California, Ryerson University in Toronto and Humber College, in Toronto, where he received the only "Excellence in Teaching" award given to a photographic instructor, as well as private courses throughout Canada and the U.S. His unique "hands-on" approach has resulted in six of his students (five in the U.S. and one in Ontario, Canada) receiving "Photographer of the Year" awards in 2002 alone!