Photographer Becomes Online Sensation With Stunning Cat Portraits

A photographer has become an online sensation for his beautiful and quirky photos of cats.

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Nils Jacobi started taking photos in 2011. He began photographing people as a hobby and posted the portraits on social media.

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However, he saw that his candid photos of felines were getting more online interest than his portraits of humans.

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“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.”

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The photographer, who is based in Germany, adds “Since I preferred to work with animals rather than human models anyway, it became a passion.”

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“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.”

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Photographer Becomes Online Sensation With Stunning Cat Portraits

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A photographer has become an online sensation for his beautiful and quirky photos of cats.

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Nils Jacobi started taking photos in 2011. He began photographing people as a hobby and posted the portraits on social media.

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However, he saw that his candid photos of felines were getting more online interest than his portraits of humans.

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“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.”

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The photographer, who is based in Germany, adds “Since I preferred to work with animals rather than human models anyway, it became a passion.”

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“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.”

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