I composed this work from several images. I love going to zoos, although it is with a double feeling. How nice is it to give the animals in my images the freedom they deserve?
I often make the backgrounds in the dunes or on Ameland, where I often visit. I also like to look at and photograph skies because I can combine them beautifully in the compositions I have in mind.
With this image, I want to convey the feeling of freedom. We are freer than we think, as free as a bird.
My name is Mirka Koot. I studied photography (analogue) in the distant past. Later I learned digital photography myself. Over the years I've created my own style, because I've made some backgrounds on canvas canvas myself, in combination with my style of editing my photos get a picturesque.. Read more…