Dirk Bakker 

Dirk Bakker is a Dutch photographer based in Amsterdam, a city that he has lived in for over 30 years. He is one of the most popular users on the photo-sharing app Instagram.Dirk’s originally profession was graphic design and he worked in different companies and freelanced for over 20 years. He would mostly work on companies’ brochures, posters, branding, etc

Dirk has always had an interest in photography. As a hobby, Dirk enjoyed taking photos with his SLR camera. It was not until Instagram that his passion turned into a career. He has always been inspired by the lines, shapes, and patterns that architecture creates, and tries to capture the uniqueness in every picture he creates.

Image Analysis

This photo has been illuminated through the use of natural daylight. The bright blue of the sky creates a colour contrast between the building which has orange undertones to it. A deep depth of field has seen to be used as the whole of the image is in focus, a slightly fast shutter speed has been used.