Bartlomiej Jurecki is a graduate of the Cracow School of Art and the State Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, where he earned his Master of Photography. He is a laureate of competitions like: Pictures of the Year International, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, Black & White Spider Awards, Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Vincent Van Gogh Photo Award, Grand Press Photo (4X), BZ WBK Press Photo (8X), Leica Street Photo (2X), Px3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, IPA International Photography Awards (13X), National Geographic Poland (2X), SGL Local Press (4X), Journalist of a year 2014 of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest, Kuwait Grand Photography Contest (2X), dotART Urban International Photo Contest, Photojournalist of the year 2015, 2017 (2X) (Association of Photographers in Poland), FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year (2X), Event Photography Awards (3X), Siena International Photography Awards, Polish Sport Pho