Title: Part of an editorial titled 'Merry Me', for Viva Monaco Magazine.

Location: The Dolder Grand, Zurich.

"The Dolder Grand in Zurich is known for its extraordinary art collection. Some of these art pieces were used as background or location, but we mixed it with other more common spots in and around the hotel.

Our intention was to make these 'regular' spots look like they were art as well, simply by how we orchestrated the model around them.

This image is one of those self-created art pieces."

Dirk's admiration for classical paintings can frequently be seen in his work. He believes in approaching each project individually, finding the visual language it needs to express and speak to its audience, while still letting his own artistic DNA shine through. This reflects in the wide range of clients he has attracted around the world.

His work has been published in magazines like Vogue (India, Arabia, Mexico), Harper's Bazaar, Elle and L'Officiel. His commercial clients include Procter&Gamble, Braun, Gillette, Pantene Pro V, Astor, Head&Shoulders, Oral-B and Ferrari.

Dirk is a five-times ADC Annual Award winner and was awarded silver at the Prix de la Photography Paris. With his personal work he had his first art show at the Leica Gallery in Salzburg.

From an early age Dirk immersed himself in the pages of Vogue, amazed by the world he found in there. The wish to create and be a part of it led him to study design.

After graduating as a communication designer he focused on photography learning from the best. At first as assistant of legendary photographer David LaChapelle for nearly three years before working alongside Peter Lindbergh, Albert Watson and Patrick Demarchelier among others. After that Dirk launched his own career. 

He believes in approaching each project individually, finding the visual language it needs to speak to its audience while still letting his own artistic DNA shine through. This reflects in the wide range of clients he has attracted around the world.

His work has been published in magazines like Vogue (India, Arabia, Mexico), Harper's Bazaar, Elle, and L'Officiel and his commercial clients include Grey, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Procter&Gamble, Braun, Gillette,  Pantene Pro V, Astor, Head & Shoulders, Oral-B, and Ferrari.

Dirk is represented by Avenger Photographers.

Dirk Bader is a beauty and fashion photographer based in Munich. He started his career with David LaChapelle, Peter Lindbergh, Albert Watson and Patrick Demarchelier and still profits from this experience when handling large productions and working under pressure.

His work shows technical perfection with attention to detail, without losing the sensitivity to the moment he captures. Dirk is passionate about lighting and it shows in each of his flawlessly composed images. It comes without surprise that beauty is one of his strengths although his work does not stop there.

He recently discovered a love of shooting on location which he is happy to explore for editorial and advertising clients alike. Those include Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, Pantene, Head and Shoulders, Misslyn, Harvey Nichols and others.

After graduating as a communication designer, Dirk Bader started his photography career as apprentice to legendary photographer David LaChapelle for nearly three years and then worked with Peter Lindbergh, Albert Watson and Patrick Demarchelier among others.

His work has been published in magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Vanity Fair, among others.

His commercial clients include Pantene Pro V, Astor, Artdeco, Misslyn, Ferrari, Gillette and Head & Shoulders.