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SZYMON ROGINSKI

SZYMON ROGINSKI

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Szymon Roginski, born in Gdansk, Poland 1975, currently resides in Warsaw. In 1997-1999 he have studied photography at the College of Artistic Photography in Gdansk and acting at the School on Wheels of the Derevo Theatre in Germany and the Netherlands. In 1999-2000 he was employed in the Photography Department of the National Museum of Gdansk and in 2000-2004 in the photography studio of the Polish national daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

   

“Before showing my series from Poland, few words on how it started: In Detroit, I bought my most important camera - the Mamiya 7. “And then we hit the road.” The American landscapes greatly impressed me – I would constantly see the traces of famous photographers such as Ansel Adams or William Eggleston. However, throughout my journey I felt that nowadays, after they have already been there, it is really difficult to photograph something new there. When I returned to Poland I felt really tempted to continue this series. I realized that all around me there is an unsurveyed area that had not been photographed in modern times. I started working on it in extremely harsh conditions - autumn was turning into winter, so Poland was monochromatic, depressing, dirty and cold. My expeditions would last up to a week each. My assistant would drive so that I could look through the window during the journey. We travelled at night. We would go to sleep at 8 a.m., still a winter dawn, and get up around 2 p.m. already at dusk. Photographing Poland during the day is a very challenging task. I think the only time it makes sense is at dawn. Dawn after a sleepless night always impresses me”.


  Website: www.szymonroginski.com
 
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