Lotte Jacobi Report
By: Lauren Booth
Lotte Jacobi’s life childhood began from a speck of her photos on her desk in her tiny home in Thorn, West Prussia, to millions of her pictures overflowing in very famous magazines! She had always loved photography, as well. In an actual fact, Lotte Jacobi’s grandfather had begun his own business of photography, back in 1754, of course. Lotte’s father & grandfather had inspired her so much, that she decided to make her very own pinhole camera. Jacobi’s grandfather was the one who inspired her to follow in his footsteps. Pretty cool, right? Besides, she was in a very, VERY long line of photographers. But, surprisingly, photography was definitely not an official activity back in her younger days. Because everyone did not like her because of her hobby, her family decided, instead of living in her actual birth area, to move to Germany. As she grew older, Lotte Jacobi yet still continued her famous work. Since she still hasn’t given up just yet, let’s see where her curiosity takes her!
As you can probably see already, Jacobi worked very hard for what she finally achieved. Here is how she began to build up her photography business! As she began to become a teenager, she finally understood the art and way of the photography business. She was 14 at the time. She had worked very, very hard to convince the locals to display her NOW famous pictures. But, remember, that was only because of the government policy. At age 23, Lotte Jacobi married a young man, whom was called, Erich Riess. They had a very wonderful relationship, but, unfortunately, Riess sadly got captured by the Nazis during the World War 2. Since she was now alone, she had to work for her own money. Once she had aged enough, (To be an actual adult) she decided to work for the famous magazine called, “Life” temporarily. After earning her share, Jacobi’s wish had finally come true! She could now have her very own studio! She finally accepted that not everything will come so easily to her. So, instead of just giving up, she tried again, except more & more determined!
OK, so maybe she took pictures of famous people, but why exactly? Well, now I will tell you. Remember, this was pretty important for her, so listen closely, so this all makes sense! Her father had suggested for her to try to take on photography, along with her very famous photographer, Samuel Jacobi. Unfortunately, her father had suddenly got a horrible, AWFUL disease. He was rushed into the hospital, only to pass away after a few hours. She had especially liked doing the photography business, only because of her father’s support. Once she had finally earned enough money and cents, she decided that she would buy her own studio! I’m assuming you have your stunned image plastered to your face, but her life DOES get better, believe me!
I’m not lying, I swear! If you still don’t think that her life gets better, than maybe this will assure you that it actually does. She was invited warmly to work for “Life” magazine temporarily. She was happy to earn the money for taking pictures, but soon she decided that she would take a step a back. Once, she made a new camera, new and better than the ones in stock, but everyone seemed to disapprove of her discovery. But that Lotte Jacobi, how much hope did she have left? A lot, apparently. Eventually, she found a glorious idea! She would sell her lens once she repaired them. So, here we go, you now can all those worries off your chest now. Also, since she was such a good person, she got rewarded with awards and other thoughtful items! Pretty lucky, huh? Let’s go see what she got for her achievements!
OK, so she had finally earned her respect among all her fellow friends in her country. In fact, she got honors! Let’s see if we can reveal her achievements! Because the citizens thought that she was such a good photographer, they made a gift to surprise her. They used a big chunk of rock, carved it into a sculpture of a camera. They then painted it and gave it to her. How nice of them! Also, not surprisingly, the NOW famous celebrities asked if Lotte could take just a few photos of them. It was quite a coincidence! Anyway, the Covington Church allowed her to take a famous, famous picture of Albert Einstein, wearing a leather jacket. She earned a lot of money, because, in fact, she sold an exact replica of that photo! She got if for 1,000 dollars! I know, I know, it may not seem like a lot in our present days, but back then it was a lot! Now since she had some money, she moved to Deering, NH, and had a baby boy, named Jonathon. But, unexpectedly, she got very ill, and got wheeled to the hospital, and, unfortunately, passed away. I know that you may be feeling sad, but remember, she had a very good life, and it was worth it. She was a wonderful & inspiring women!
