Worker (48), circa 1950
(b. 1925, Hartha Germany; d. 1998)
Fritz Spiess was born in Hartha, Germany on February 2nd, 1925, into a family of photographers - his grandfather, father and elder brother were all photographers. His parents owned a photography store in Hartha. but Fritz always wanted to become a cinematographer. When he was sixteen years old, he made his first film - a black and white silent documentary titled “A Day in The Life of a Thomaner Choirboy”.
