A PEOPLE’S PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE MUSIC-SCENE BY ANNET BRUGEL (3VOOR12ROTTERDAM)

DANIEL BAGGERMAN IS A POP-PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A HUGE POUNDING HEART FOR PASSIONATE MUSICIANS (AND THEIR AUDIENCE). HE CAPTURES EMOTIONS JUST BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE STAGE. WHEN THE COMPOSITION OF EXCITEMENT, MUSICIANS, LIGHT AND AUDIENCE, ORIGINATED OF ITS OWN, IS JUST RIGHT, DANIEL CLICKS.

DANIEL IS ACTIVE IN THE MUSIC SCENE, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SINCE 1997. HIS PICTURES ARE PUBLISHED IN AND SHOWN ON ALL KINDS OF MEDIA. IF HE ISN’T PHOTOGRAPHING BANDS ON STAGE, YOU’LL FIND DANIEL AT VIDEO OR PHOTO SHOOTS. OTHERWISE HE’S BUILDING A MUSIC RELATED WEBSITE, OR WORKING ON THE GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORD SLEEVE OR A T-SHIRT.

WHAT DANIEL AND THE MUSICIANS HE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE IN COMMON, IS THE DRIVE TO TRANSFER FEELINGS IN THEIR PUREST APPEARANCE, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, TO AN AUDIENCE. DANIEL HAS GOT EYES FOR LIGHT, A WELL TIMED FINGER CLICK AND ABOVE ALL HE’S GOT A WEAKNESS FOR AUTHENTIC PEOPLE.

ON DANIEL’S BLACK AND WHITE LIVE REGISTRATIONS, THE ADRENALIN OF THE GIGS SPARKLES ON YOUR EYEBALLS. BUT WHEN A BAND IS POSING FOR A PHOTO SHOOT AND THERE’S LESS ACTION, DANIEL GOES FOR A SOFTER APPROACH IN LIGHTER COLOUR TONES SO HE CAN REVEAL THE MUSICIANS AS PRIVATE PERSONS ON CAMERA.

AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, FOR EXAMPLE, HE TAKES A BITE OUT OF THE BLACK AND WHITE AND FILLS THEM WITH ACCENTS OF PRIMARY COLOURS. AND ALL THE DECISIONS HE MAKES, LAY IN HIS AUTONOMOUS FINGER CLICK.