Taco Hidde Bakker studied at two fine art schools before receiving a master’s degree in photographic theory at Leiden University. Since 2007, he is working freelance as a writer, translator, researcher, curator, teacher, and as a sparring partner for artists. His writings about art and photography have been published in various international magazines, catalogs and artist’s books. In 2018, Fw:Books published 'The Photograph That Took the Place of a Mountain', a selection of his essays and other writings on photography and art.