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PROFILE

AART DE BAKKER IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER RESIDING IN MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS. HE SPECIALISES IN ARCHITECTURAL, PORTRAIT AND TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY.
HIS WORK CAN BE VIEWED ON THIS SITE.
Many words can be said to describe the quality of Aart de Bakker's work, though better let the images speak for themselves. The sections "pictures" and "projects" contain a representation of Aart de Bakker's finest work.
In the "prints" section fine prints in limited editions can be ordered by mail.
AWARDS
1995: 2nd prize in Dutch Kodak "Camera d'Or" Award for professional portrait photography

1996: nomination for "Kodak European Gold Award" for excellence in professional portrait photography

CLIENTS
In recent years Aart de Bakker has contributed his photographs for corporate publications as well as magazines and books:

Gemeente Maastricht
Gemeente Maastricht Bedrijfscontactpunt
Kamer van Koophandel Zuid Limburg
Leergangen KvK Zuid Limburg
Bonnefantenmuseum
Industrion Kerkrade
Smeets Bouw
Capitoolgids (Dorling Kindersley travel guide) Maastricht & South Limburg
ANWB travel guide for The Netherlands
Maastricht Fun Shopping Guide ed. 1996
"RÔOF" Cross Cultural Magazine

"Bouwen Aan Limburg" magazine
"Chapeau!" magazine
"Top Maastricht & Top Business Limburg" magazine

Various hotels, restaurants, café's and stores
and many others......

EQUIPMENT
For his architectural and interior photography Aart de Bakker uses a Cambo Wide camera with shiftable 47mm and 75mm lenses, suitable for both 4"x5" and 6x9cm film, a Hasselblad camera with 50mm and 80mm Zeiss lenses and occasionally a 4"x5" Cambo view camera with 90mm and 210mm lenses.
For portrait photography a Hasselblad camera body and 150mm or 80mm Zeiss lenses are being used, sometimes the Nikon F100 with 85mm and 50mm lenses.
For travel photography all systems mentioned above are brought along with exception of the Cambo view Camera.
A wider range of lenses complete the travel kit.
 
In the studio flashlight equipment from the Bowens Mono series is still being used.

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