Wildlife / Animals nominee

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 km west of Madrid, Spain

I graduated from the Cracow School of Art and the State Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, where I received the title of Master of Photography. I am laureate of Grand Press Photo ( 3X ) , BZ WBK Press Photo ( 7X ) , Leica Street Photo, International B & W Photography Contest Monochrome Awards ( 3X ) , the International Photography Awards ( 7X ) , National Geographic Poland ( 2X ) , SGL Local Press ( 3X ) ,journalist of Malopolska , National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year (2X). I am also a finalist of competitions like: Kuwait Grand Photography Contest (2X), Event Photography Awards (2X), Press Photo of the Year ( 2X ) Erazm Ciolek prize organized by the Association of Polish Journalists . I work for Tygodnik Podhalański and for Getty Images Poland. I am also a lecturer of the press photography at the Cracow School of Art.