Patryk Karbowski
Warsaw, Poland
Born in 1989. Graduated from the Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź (M.A. in Photography at the Film and TV Direction Department). He is mainly interested in the documentary photography which he uses to describe social phenomena, present in the the reality surrounding him. His works have been awarded many times (e.g. finalist of the Magnum Expression Award, Photolucida Critical Mass, Lucie Foundation Emerging Scholarship and New York Photo Festival) and exhibited at various festivals in Poland and abroad (Fotofestiwal in Łódź, Encontros da Imagem Braga, Kolga Tbilisi Photo). Currently he also works as a lecturer at the Academy of Photography in Warsaw.
2015 - finalist, 2015 - Honorable Mention, 2015 - Honorable Mention, 2014 - finalist, 2013 - finalist, 2010 - finalist
- Arts
- Corporate
- Editorial
- Events
- Landscape
- Still life
- Video capture
Halfway
Patryk Karbowski
A middle-sized city in the center of Poland, halfway between the mountains and the Baltic Sea. Neither rich, nor really poor, with a typical history of a region’s industrial capital which blossomed in the time of state socialism and lost that position after 1989. Such places evolve in a very special way. With advancements in technology and funds from the European Union, the look of both the city and the people has been changing. But still, both remain a medley of the past they come from and the effects of modernization, influenced by the local mentality.
The New Poles
Patryk Karbowski
Aged between 14 and 15. Come from middle-class polish families. Born after overthrowing communism regime. Raised in the age of the Internet and consumption. By observing New Poles one can see what changes in Polish reality, and what remains constant.
Graniczna 4
Patryk Karbowski
The block of flats at 4 Graniczna Street is part of the historic Za Żelazną Bramą estate in Warsaw. Throughout the 1960s, despite the meagre sizes of the flats, it was one of the most desirable addresses in the city. Those lucky enough to be allocated flats there, came mainly from education and culture-related professions. Most of them are now retired. Meantime, some flats changed hands. They are now popular with young people at the start of their professional careers.