Jacob Riis was a photographer and writer, who wrote the book, “How the Other Half Lives”, which led to a revolution in social reform.
Jacob Riis was a photographer who was born in Denmark and later to the USA and after an agglomeration of jobs, he became a police reporter. Due to this, he was able to improve his photography skills, which made him a photographer. His interest in NYC’s tenement life and the terrible conditions people endured led to him using his camera as a tool to bring about change. He made the book, “How the Other Half Lives”, which showed the terrible living conditions of the people in New York City.
Jacob Riis emigrated to the USA from Ribe, Denmark in 1870 on a steamship. When he came from Denmark, all he