A STONE’S THROW Old estates nestled in the Polish landscape are places marked by tragedy. First, right after the war, if the estates were nationalized people lost their country and patrimony, they were expelled from their homes and the family interest in the estate was eradicated; half a century later, the structural collapse of these estates brought the occupants equal amounts of poverty, feelings of harm, and a sense of exclusion ...
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IN THE CENTER Presented photographs are personal subjective view, and are taken from my book, which I produced as a donation to the Children’s Memorial Health Center - the biggest children hospital in Poland. The suffering of children gives rise to frustration and sometimes anger at my personal helplessness. Questions come to mind, which have no answers and only hope remains that those who battle devotedly to save the life of a ...
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GYPSIES, DIFFERENT PEOPLE JUST LIKE US Traditionally perceived as strangers, surrounded by distrust, or even despite, they have always existed as isolated groups on the margins of developing European communities - even though their contribution to the general cultural heritage, especially in music, dance and various handicrafts, is unquestionable. My intention was to tell, in visual language, the history of a stateless nation, dispersed throughout the almost entire world and establishing, wherever ...
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REMNANTS. The Last Jews of Poland The photographs presented in this gallery were made between 1982 and 1985, and are from the book Remnants. The last Jews of Poland written by Małgorzata Niezabitowska. Friendly Press, New York, USA first published the book in 1986. In 1800, three quarters of the world's Jews lived in Polish lands. In 1939 they formed the second largest diaspora in the world. In 1982, when I started working on this project, ...
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MARTIAL LAW IN POLAND, 1981-1983 The pictures presented in this gallery were made in 1981 and 1982, when the Martial Law introduced by the Communist government was in force in Poland. Shooting on the street was forbidden at that time and was punishable by imprisonment for up to 5 years. Imprisoned opposition activists with cameras that I was able to smuggle into a prison took two of those pictures. I present ...
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SINGLE IMAGES There are things that are facts, because they have to be facts, because nothing makes sence otherwise. Several selected photos.
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