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Adam Panczuk

Karczeby
  • Location:
    Warsaw, Poland
  • Gallery Representation:
    La galerie particulière , Paris, France
  • Schools Attended:
    Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan
  • Photo Associations & Memberships:
    Sputnik Photos
About Adam Panczuk

Adam Panczuk (1978) lives in Warsaw. In his work he travels to wherever he finds an interesting subject. He studied at the University of Economics and photography at the Multimedia Communication Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. With his projects Panczuk seems to be asking questions, at the same time directly and metaphorically, about identity, consciousness and attitude towards life of the people he meets along the way. His unique skill to tell gripping yet intimate stories with images has won him many prestigious awards to date. Pictures of the Year International, Magnum Expression Award, Grand Press Photo. He published in: National Geographic, Newsweek, British Journal of Photography, Le Monde, Esquire, OyodePez, Geo Magazine, Polityka , Malemen, DF Gazeta Wyborcza.

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