Horst Diekgerdes

PHOTOGRAPHER #60.

Website: http://www.horstdiekgerdes.com/
Contact: http://www.horstdiekgerdes.com/contact/

Horst Diekgerdes is almost universally hailed as one of the most sought after Fashion photographers on the International scene, because of his very recognizable approach. With the fondness for black-and-white images, Horst Diekgerdes loads his works with a very unique five and feel. The subjects of his photographs are often found posing in very unusual ways, particularly when he comes to the way they interact with accessories such as fashion items or other props. For this reason, his photographs have a very surrealistic aura, almost as if they were hiding some secret message or meaning behind each shot. There is a sharp contrast between the subjects and the backgrounds in the photographs: usually, in-doors and out-doors location chosen to host the shots are very minimal or non-existent, perhaps the subjects are very present, colorful and extravagant, even when the images are black-and-white. Horst Diekgerdes is another great example of a photographer whose style is not really characterized by any particular technique while shooting, but rather by his specific way to arrange his photographs and subject in very specific compositions. His particular approach has often been imitated within the branch of fashion photography, offering inspiration for many new artists striving to make a lasting impact on scene. His images are often provocative, but they remove the subjects from real-life settings, producing extravagant dream-like scenarios.