My recent contribution to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung feature about John Paul II troubled legacy ahead of Poland’s parliamentary elections.
“John Paul II
was the father of the Polish nation for a long time. Now critics are
asking about his role in the abuse scandal. In Poland, the dispute over
the Catholic Church will become the battlefield of the upcoming
parliamentary elections.”
by Gerhard Gnauck
The Archive of Public Protests exhibition “You Will Never Walk Alone” opened on Friday within the amazing Fotografi Europea festival in Reggio Emilia, Italy
“German soldiers at the European Union’s most dangerous border.”
“In November 2022, a rocket fell in an eastern Polish village, killing two
people. Today, the Bundeswehr protects Polish airspace near Zamość with
Patriot systems. Do people feel safe now?”
assignment for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“Refugees from Ukraine: where have they all gone?”
Stories of two Ukrainian women, who, once arrived in Berlin, are choosing different life paths. I
photographed Valeriia, 28, in Kraków, Poland, on Jan 08, 2022. Valeriia
decided to leave Berlin for Kraków because of cultural proximity as
well as less troublesome refugee and immigration policy.
“Recently published survey by the Institute for Labor Market and
Occupational research (IAB) and other institutions shows that in autumn
only 17 Percentage of refugees from Ukraine who are of working age and
have a found a job. At the same time, according to the unanimous
perception in job centers and at professional associations, the majority
want to work. Something doesn’t add up.”
Story by Fabian Franke
“Teenage or retired, Jewish or Muslim, 173 women from very diverse backgrounds
went to the Nazi extermination camp, on the initiative of the Langage de
Femmes association, which fights against racism and antisemitism.”
on assignment for Liberation with reporting by Elsa Maudet
In the south-east of the country, villagers are organizing themselves to
send electricity generators, basic necessities and hospital beds to
their neighbors across the border.
Recent assignment for Le Monde with Hélène Bienvenu
3 hours on site and 9 hours behind the wheel - emergency assignment for @lemondefr
in Przewodów, Poland, where Soviet-made rocket exploded killing two
civilians.
Together with APP I’m a part of a group exhibition “No One Belongs Here More Than You” in The National Gallery in Prague during Fotograf Festival in Prague, Czech Republik. So if you happen to be in beautiful Prague
anytime between now and Jan 8th, 2023, do yourself a favor and go see
it.
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“Who does belong here?
A seemingly simple question seems to be at the heart of much of the
current cultural debates, policy-making and social measures. The
question of belonging even becomes a threat for various people when they
do not fit into the imaginary homogeneous vision of a nation that is
advocated for by a growing number of proponents of the extreme right and
populism. The central exhibition of the Fotograf Festival presents
artistic strategies that recognise this attack on civil rights and
liberties, understanding it as symptomatic of the shift from a
democratic to an authoritarian political order. Departing from the
notion of chronopolitics, the exhibition contests political tendencies
that draw a coherent line from a pristine past to an idealised future
that must be defended against the supposed threats of diversity, gender
sensitivity, and the empowerment of marginalised groups. The presented
works of predominantly Central European artists accentuate the
historical conditioning of the current repressive tendencies, developing
possible forms of resistance by artistic means.”
(from exhibition statement)
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23 Sep – 8 Jan 2023
Trade Fair Palace
The National Gallery in Prague (NGP)
Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7
Tue–Sun, 10 am–6 pm
Recent contribution to Stern magazine’s feature about Odra river catastrophe.
The story has been brought to you by three writer-photographer teams working in three different locations.
Text by Tina Kaiser, Helmut Broeg and Paul Flückiger
Recent contribution for Le Monde
Text by Hélène Bienvenu
I am a part of new exhibition “Politics in Art” at Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków curated by Maria Anna Potocka, Agnieszka Sachar and Martyna Sobczyk.
The
exhibition presents work of nearly 70 artists and explores “sceptical
and critical approach of contemporary artists to the actions of those in
power, exposing the artifice and mendacity of political strategies. It
demonstrates that in the name of ambition, the desire to remain in power
and the feeding of the dictatorial ego, politicians are capable of
lying, manipulation and murder. Artists oppose this, both as critics and
as soldiers.”
“At a converted hotel in Poland, children and their families come in to
rest. They are cancer patients from Ukraine, where their treatment was
interrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
Recent work for WSJ
Story by Brianna Abbott and Denise Roland
“An informal network of support has eased the burden on public services,
but officials are wary of a backlash as the war drags on.”
My recent contribution to The Wall Street Journal story about an informal network of support for Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Text by Ian Lovett, Natalia Ojewska and Eric Sylvers.
An assignment, one very close to my heart,
about Ukrainian families finding refuge in Polish homes. While Polish
government takes credit for helping refugees, it’s the individual
citizens and small NGOs who have been doing most of the heavy lifting,
at least in the first weeks of Russian invasion.
for POLITICO Europe
text by Zosia Wanat
“In an escalating war, business leaders responsible for large Ukrainian
workforces have become evacuation coordinators, military strategists,
providers of humanitarian aid and, in some cases, financiers of the
Ukrainian army. ”
Text by Heathew Somerville
on assignment for The Wall Street Journal
“MEDYKA, Poland—Within days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, the line
of cars carrying people fleeing to the country’s border with Poland was
already 55 miles long.”
“In wet snow and cold rain, mothers began
abandoning their cars to walk for hours, prodding exhausted children as
they dragged their strollers and suitcases along the road.”
“Inside
the checkpoint, two Ukrainian immigration officers have been
frantically trying to keep up with one of the fastest exoduses from any
country in modern history.”
By Drew Hinshaw and Natalia Ojewska
on assignment for The Wall Street Journal
“As hundreds of thousands of people fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine
for the European Union, guards began to accelerate their own nationals
through lines where people waited for more than 48 hours, picking out
Black, Asian or Middle Eastern refugees and holding them aside, said
dozens of Ukrainians and foreigners who crossed the border.”
story by Drew Hinshaw
on assignment for The Wall Street Journal
“Average Ukrainians—often with no combat experience—from across Europe are returning to their country to fight the Russians”
on assignment for The Wall Street Journal
story by Drew Hinshaw and Natalia Ojewska
On assignment for The Wall Street Journal, story by Drew Hinshaw
I recently comtributed two images to timely and important story written by Adam Mazur and published in current issue of Frieze Magazine.
It’s about art and culture institutions being taken over by right-wing,
conservative appointees, and the consequences that follow.
Thrilled to be nominated to one of the most important art awards in Poland
Nominating committee: “the protests of 2021 were mainly seen through the photographs of the Archive of Public Protests”.
“The whole Syrian tragedy is in Anas eye”
Photograph of Anas, a Syrian refugee at Polish-Belarussian border among Le Temps “2021, mirror of a world” - a year in images.
APP’s group exhibition in Labirynt Gallery in Lublin on 40th anniversary of introducing martial law in Poland
Refugees as victims of Belarussian regime - story in Le Monde
Story on Poland-Belarus border situation published in Le Monde