I was born in 1976 in Gdańsk, in the north of Poland.
I have no certified education in photography or other fine arts and perceive a good photo intuitively – with my mouth open and sleepless nights. Ever since I can remember I suffer from an insistent disease called “photography neurosis”, which results in frequent changes of techniques and means of expression.
I founded the Gdańsk Photographic Group, an informal association of photographers (2001-2005). I run an online photo magazine FotoPropaganda, aimed at promoting photography and familiarizing the community with photography as an artistic medium. Also there, I continue the tradition of my personal blog devoted to photography fotoiczek – recognized in 2008 as one of the ten best cultural blogs in Poland in the plebiscite of the Onet.pl portal.
I’ve been lucky enough to win several awards and photographic awards while they were still important to me:
- 1997 – “Debuts” – award
- 2001, 2003 – “Gdańsk Photo Press” – award
- 2009 – National Photographic Competition in Trzcianka “Portrait” – Grand Prix
- 2009 – National Photographic Competition of the Museum in Bydgoszcz “In the footsteps of Leon Wyczółkowski – Portrait” – 2nd prize
- 2010 – 9th National Photo Contest “Portrait” in Koło – honorable mention
- 2010 – International Aperture Awards – Bronze Medal
- 2010 – “Portrait” competition (Dilmah Foundation) – Grand Prix
- 2011 – 10th National Photo Contest “Portrait” in Koło – award
