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A photographer has become an online sensation for his beautiful and quirky photos of cats. Nils Jacobi started taking photos in 2011. He began photographing people as a hobby and posted the portraits on social media.
However, he saw that his candid photos of felines were getting more online interest than his portraits of humans. “I had a studio for a few years and mainly photographed people,” Jacobi tells PetaPixel. “When I realized that my cat photos, which I posted in between, got way more likes than my other photos, I put my focus on it.” The photographer, who is based in Germany, adds “Since I preferred to work with animals rather than human models anyway, it became a passion.” “At the time, I was fascinated by photos of running dogs, so I thought: Challenge accepted! I will now take photos like this with cats.”
Today, Jacobi is a full-time professional cat photographer. His clients range from Petfood manufacturers to insurance companies and magazines. Jacobi has also amassed a huge following on social media. He has over 4.1 million followers on TikTok and his online fame has earned him the nickname “The Catographer.”
Some of Jacobi’s most widely-shared videos and images are those in which he photographs cats from underneath a glass table — a technique which was inspired by the portraits of dog photographer Andrius Burba.
Jacobi says “I think my most popular shots are portraits of cats making all kinds of funny faces.”
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“My advice is to just go for it and stay patient,” adds Jacobi. “You will learn a lot about cats’ behavior if you have photoshoots with them regularly.”