Horst Diekgerdes is a famous German photographer known for his work with major fashion brands and magazines. He is based in both London and Paris. His photography is praised for using interesting indoor and outdoor locations to create mysterious, fairytale-like scenes that often portray models as seemingly innocent but hinting at a darker side through lighting and composition.
2. Who is he?
Horst Diekgerdes is a famous
German photographer who has worked for numerous
famous fashion brands, such as Elle, Numero, H&M,
Uniqlo, Sonia Rykiel. Horst Diekgerdes started his
professional career in Paris before moving to London.
He is currently based between London and Paris.
As a photographer, he has also shooted for many
famous fashion magazines, including Vogue, Numero,
Japanese Vogue, Teen Vogue, GQ style, ecectra.
5. Thoughts on her work
Horst Diekgerdess works uses a lot of
interesting indoor and outdoor locations.
He creates a mysterious, fairytale-like
scenes
The pictures he take tend to have a story
or a dark side to them
He makes good use of the lighting to set
the mood.
A lot of his pictures are taken so that
although the model would seem innocent,
she seems to be hiding a dark side
For example, in this piece of
photography, Horst manages to
capture his model in a seductive,
relaxed way. The light is captured so
that the shadows can be cast in the
right places, boosting the mysterious-
ness of this article of clothing