Teraz Polska
Adam Lach
Born in 1983. A graduate of the WSF AFA Academy of Photography in Wrocław, Lach has been taking photos for more than 7 years now. He had his work exhibited in Poland and abroad. Currently collaborates with the press throughout the country and several companies based in Wrocław and Kraków. Works as a photographer and picture editor in one of Lower Silesian weeklies. Co-founder of Manual Agency
Agnieszka Rayss
Majored in Art History at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Studied photography at the Studium Fotografii course run by the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF) and Laboratorium Reportażu Collegium Civitas in Warsaw. Collaborates with Polityka weekly.
Andrzej Kramarz
Born in 1964. Co-founder of an artistic group called DRUT and founder of an improvised music band called Na Przykład active between 1985 and 1990. Documentary photographer since early 1990s. Collaborates with Tygodnik Powszechny Catholic weekly. His most important series include Home (together with Weronika Łodzińska), The Black Sea, The Clinic, The Infinity of Cognition. Award winner in many contests. Member of the www.photodocument.pl group, student at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opawa (the Czech Republic), co-founder of Imago Mundi Foundation. Andrzej Zygmuntowicz
Born in 1951. Graduate of the Precision Mechanics Department at the Warsaw University of Technology. Lives in Warsaw. Photographer, member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF) since 1988. Former Chairman of ZPAF and the Polish Press Photography Foundation, active supporter of photographic ventures, today he chairs the Artistic Board at ZPAF. A photography instructor, he teaches at the Academy of Photography, Collegium Civitas, Laboratorium Reportażu at Warsaw University and ZPAF Studium course. Author of advertising and illustrative photographs - his professional portfolio includes photography for several dozen advertising campaigns, illustrations in numerous books and several hundred press photographs. The dominating themes in his own art work are documentary and nude photography. Zygmuntowicz's work has been presented at several individual and joint exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include Szumy, zlepy, ciągi and Voyages devoted to the passing away of things.
Aneta Solak
Born in 1977. Majored in Biology at Warsaw University and studied at the Centre for Latin American Studies. Graduate of the Warsaw School of Photography (WSF) (class of 2005). The graduation project Silent Ladies - portraits of women developed under the supervision of Wojciech Prażmowski in the Creative Photography class has been presented at numerous exhibitions and auctions throughout Poland. Basia Sokołowska
Born in 1961. Graduate of the University of Sydney in Australia. Lived abroad of Poland for many years. Her work has been presented at many individual and joint exhibitions both in Australia and Europe and may be found in many collections of photography, at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and Museum of Art in Łódź among other places. Sokołowska is a regular columnist in photography periodicals Fototapeta, HotShoe and Eyemazing. She teaches at the Studium Fotografii course run by the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF) in Warsaw.
Igor Omulecki
Born in1973 in Łódź. Studied at the Cinematography and Photography Faculties at the Polish Film School in Łódź. A photographer since 1998. Collaborates with periodicals such as Cross, Pictured, Eye Magazine, Shoots, Vice, etc. and galleries both in Poland and abroad (Somewhere Totally Else, London Design Museum, Bloomberg New Contemporaries - Barbican Gallery London, etc.). Refers to himself as a creative photographer.
Jacek Poremba
Fashion, portrait and landscape photographer, fascinated with Sudan, from where he brings personal, dark-gray pictures. Works for Cosmopolitan, Pani, Uroda, Viva. Made many advertisement campaigns (for Levi’s, Camel and others) and album covers for Kayah, Kasia Kowalska, Anna Maria Jopek, Kora.
Jarek Jaworski
Seven years of experience in photography. He studied at the Studium Fotografii course run by the Union of Polish Art Photographers and Laboratorium Reportażu at Collegium Civitas. Independent photographer. His work was published in National Geographic, Przekrój, Newsweek, Viva.
www.jarekjaworski.com
Konrad Pustoła
Born in 1976. Graduate of the Faculty of Economic Science at Warsaw University. Currently working on his graduation project at the Faculty of Photography at the Film School in Łódź. In his activity he draws both on visual culture and political and economic issues. Collaborates with the media. An active participant in social campaigns. His work may be found in collections in Poland and abroad. He will commence studies at the Royal College of Art in London this October.
Kuba Dąbrowski
Born 1980 in Białystok. M.a. in sociology (Jagiellonian University). Studies photography at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava. Works as photo-editor in Przekrój, plays drums in Kapiszony band.
Leszek Góra
Born in 1973. Graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków and the European Academy of Photography. His work was published in Pozytyw, Newsweek, Press and Gazeta Wyborcza. Photographs in the Teraz Polska exhibition come from the Południe (The South) series which he has been taking since 2003 in southern Poland (former Galicia), in several neighbouring villages in Beskid Niski.
Łukasz Trzciński
Born in 1975. Graduate of the Film School in Łódź, member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF). Photographer of the German agency Laif, co-founder of Visavis.pl. agency and the Imago Mundi Foundation promoting photographers and their art. As photojournalist he has worked in over 40 countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Indonesia, Russia and the Middle East. For the past few years his interests have evolved around Central and Eastern Europe. Two-time winner of the prestigious photojournalism contest Pictures of The Year International, and winner of numerous awards in the Polish Press Photography Contest, scholar of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute "Młoda Polska" scholarship for young artists. Author of many exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
Maciej Kuszela
Born 1956 in Duszniki Zdrój. Has been working and living in Poznań since 1981. In 1983-86 worked for Wprost weeekly, then – untill 1989 – for Nurt monthly. In 1994 graduated from High School of Photography in Warsaw. Member of ZPAF from 1995. Lives in Stargard. Maciej Landsberg
Born in 1980. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań at the Faculty of Multimedia Communication. Lives in Sopot and works in Warsaw. His interests include portraits and documentary photography.
Marcin Kaliński
Born 1981, documentary photographer, studies Philosophy at the University of Gdańsk. Graduated from School of Fine Art Photography in Gdańsk (2000-2002). “Homo Dei – Polish Religions” is part of his thesis concerned with the essence of religion. Kaliński is aiming at showing different currents of religion present in Poland.
www.marcinkalinski.com
Marek Szczepański
Born December 24th 1968. Graduated from the Łódź Film School. Works with large format camera since 2002. Enjoys portrait the most. All presented photographs (except Marcin Koszałka portrayed in Kraków) were taken on the balcony of Przekrój, Wiejska street, Warsaw.
Mariusz Forecki
Born 1962, lives in Poznań. Interested in social photography, pictures changes occuring in Poland since 1990. Made many projects, among them New religions in Poland – Krishna followers, New brave world, Colors of power, Out of paradise. Mariusz Forecki was awarded the Medal of Young Art for social photography by the largest daily newspaper in western Poland. Many times awarded for his reportages in contests: Polish Press Photo Contest, Newsreportaż contest among others. Favoured by ZPAF (Association of Polish Artists Photographers) for his life achievements in 2004. Studies at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava (Chech republic). Editor of internet gallery www.tamtamagency.com.pl and internet magazine for photodocumentary www.5klatek.pl Marta Zasępa
Zasępa majored in French Studies and studied at the Warsaw School of Photography. She took part in many exhibitions, shows and auctions. Her work has been presented in Luksfera gallery in Warsaw and the Internet gallery of Fundacja Kultury Bęc Zmiana foundation. Marta Zasępa's photographs have been purchased by collectors in Poland and abroad. She runs photography workshops for children and teenagers.
www.martazasepa.lap.pl
Michał Szlaga
Born in 1978. Graduate of the Faculty of Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Collaborates with Newsweek, Przekrój, Twój Styl and Reporter agency. He is one of the first Polish artists to settle in the Artists' Colony on the post-shipyard area in Gdańsk. Since 2002 he has been documenting the Gdańsk Shipyard - its workers, the industry, architecture and the changes it undergoes.
Przemek Pokrycki
Born in 1974. Collaborates with Reporter Agency, Przekrój and Claudia. His work has been published in most domestic press titles. Holds a BA in Cultural Studies and Pedagogy earned at WSP ZNP in Warsaw and a BA in Photography at the Film School in Łódź.
Radek Polak
Born 1975. Studied Philosophy at Warsaw university, graduated from Poznań’s Academy of Fine Arts in 2004 (Photography). Took part in exhibitions in Poland and abroad (in Centre Pompidou in Paris among others).
Rafał Milach
Born in 1978. Independent photographer, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the Institute of Creative Photography in Opawa (the Czech Republic); participant of workshops for photojournalists from Central and Eastern Europe organised by agencies VII and Altemus, scholar of the Kulturkontakt Austria (artist in residence). Author of Szare [The Grey] (Frodo 2002). His work was published in Courrier International (France) Shots directory 2006 (Great Britiain), DNA / Diario di Noticias (Portugal), PHOTO (France), Diena magazine (Latvia), ST/A/R (Austria), Newsweek Polska, Przekrój, Polityka, DF (insert in Gazeta Wyborcza daily), City Magazine, Foyer, Pozytyw. www.rafalmilach.com Roman Łuszczki
Born 1972 in Przemyśl. After 9 years in Amsterdam he moved to Katowice, Silesia. Graduated from circus school Elebog in Amsterdam. Licentiate from the Łódź Film School (photography) tutored by Wojciech Prażmowski. Prepares mastership at the same school.
Szymon Rogiński
Born in1975 in Gdańsk. Lives and works in Warsaw. Nine years of experience in photography. For the past two years he has been involved in a project potraying the Polish road landscape at night. Father of 2,5-year-old son Kosma.
www.szymonroginski.com
Urszula Tarasiewicz
Co-author of the photographic movement Fotoprośba (Photorequest) brining together authors of spontaneous photography created in all possible circumstances; member of the Furrybambi team; exhibition organiser; activist for the joyful art of photography; fan of large format print i.e. photo murals; the eternal student of the Film School in Łódź (Faculty of Photography). www.wallphotex.com
Wanda Szumiło-Kulczycka
Born in 1978 in Kraków. Eight years' experience in photography. She is currently working on her graduation project at the European Academy of Photography (Warsaw). Weronika Łodzińska–Duda
Studied History of Art and Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts i Kraków, Université de la Sorbonne and Jagiellonian University, from which she graduated in 1999. She documents locations. Cooperates for the last two years with Andrzej Kramarz on a large project Home – prized many times in Poland and abroad. Since 2002 she curates Camelot gallery, organizes artistic events. She’s one of Fundacja Imago Mundi founders. Wojciech Wilczyk
Born in 1961. Photographer, poet and art critic. From 1999 till 2003 he worked on a documentary series of photographs entitled Czarno-Biały Śląsk (Black and White Silesia). In 2004 an album, featuring 89 pictures from the Śląsk series, to accompany the exhibitions in Galeria Zderzak in Kraków (April 2004) and Galeria Pusta (May/June 2004), was published jointly by Galeria Zderzak and the Upper Silesian Centre for Culture in Katowice.
Currently Wilczyk is working on a colour series entitled Życie po życiu (Life after Life - first presented at the collective exhibition Kwadrat in Galeria 2Πr during the 4th Biennale of Photography in Poznań) and a documentary project entitled Postindustrial, devoted to deserted and shut down industrial sites.
www.wilczykphoto.com
Wojtek Wieteska
Born in 1964. Graduate of the Art History Department at Warsaw University and Université Paris IV (Sorbonne) and the Faculty of Cinematography at the Film School in Łódź. One of the most well-known Polish photographers, he has been working since 1986. Wieteska lives in Warsaw and works on art and advertising projects. The numerous visits to Australia, North Africa, South America, the Middle and the Far East, Europe, Japan and the USA were a source of inspiration for the many individual photography projects such as
36 x Paryż (3 times Paris), Rzeczywistość (Reality), Far West, Tokyo, N.Y.C. #02, Dolina Katmandu (Kathmandu Valley) Martwa Natura (Still life). To date he has published Far West 1999 (exhibition catalogue), Tokyo 2000 (exhibition catalogue), Bohaterowie naszej wolności (The Heroes of Our Freedom) 2000 (exhibition catalogue), N.Y.C.#02 2003 (album to accompany the exhibition). Wieteska teaches at the Film School in Łódź and in the European Academy of Photography in Warsaw. www.wojtekwieteska.com.pl Zbigniew Tomaszczuk
Born in 1949. Art photographer, member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers, PhD in Arts, his interests include the history, theory and aesthetics of photography. Author of Łowcy obrazów. Szkice z historii fotografii 1998, Świadomość kadru. Szkice z estetyki fotografii 2002, Odwzajemnione spojrzenie. O fotografii otworkowej 2004. Professor at the Academy of Photography in Warsaw and the Warsaw School of Advertising. Editor in chief of Camer@obscura. Author of numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
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