Wojtek Wieteskas Photography is set in the tradition of classical documentary photography with a strongly subjective hue. However, through their sophisticated style his photos acquire a powerful hint of individuality. Since 1986 he has undertaken numerous voyages creating photographic projects with a direct lien to the visited place. Wojtek Wieteskas most recent travel series consists of photos from New York City. It is a highly individual and personal look at the enormous metropolis. This authentic record is characterized by maximal simplicity in capturing form, excellent craftsmanship and great feel for light. Natural light – shadows, contours, flashes and reflections, give Wojtek Wieteska’s New York an additional dimension of spatiality an depth.
Wieteska does not photograph the city as such – he photographs its space, and does not emphasise its modern architecture – architecture only delimits the recorded area. And then there are the relations of this architecture to human figures, generally anonymous in Wieteska’s photos, which constitute almost organically integrated elements into the background. Photography is often perceived as an attempt to recreate the world that surrounds us. However, a photographer’s intention is to record this world in a way that is particular solely to him.. Wojtek Wieteska’s New York photographs exemplify this.
Marek Grygil
| 1964 | Born in Warsaw |
| Training at the Cinematography at the National School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, Poland | |
| Art history at the University of Warsaw, Poland and at the Sorbonne Paris, France | |
| since 1986 | Various world travels to Australia, North Africa, South America, Middle and Far East, Europe, Japan and the US |
| since 1993 | Work as director for advertising spots |
| Teaches photography at the National School of Film, TV and Theatre in Lodz and at the European Academy of Photography in Warsaw | |
| Lives in Warsaw |
| 2000 | Oko/Agfa Professional Award in the category Press Photo for the project "Far West" |
| Golden Eagle | |
| 1998 | Pinnacle, DDB Prize |
| 1995 | Prize for black-and-white photography, Kreatura-Festival der Werbeindustrie |
Exhibits (Selection)
| 2006 | Yours Gallery, Warsaw |
| 2005 | Still Life, Art New Media Gallery, Warsaw |
| 2004 | Silent City, Palace of Arts, Krakow |
| 2003 | N.Y.C.#02, Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw |
| 2000 | Heroes of our freedom, Royal Castle, Warsaw |
| Tokyo, Center for Japanese Art & Technology, Krakow | |
| 1999 | Far West, ZPAF Gallery, Warsaw |
| 1997 | Reality, Studio Gieraltowski Gallery, Warsaw |
| 1990 | Black&White, Dolna Volta Gallery, Warsaw |
| 1987 | 36 x Paris, French Culture Institute, Warsaw |
Books/Catalogs (Selection)
Far West, 1999.
Tokyo, 2000.
Heroes of our liberty, 2000.
N.Y.C.#02, 2003.
Additional Information
additional publications in: Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita, Pozytyw, Viva!, Twoj Styl, Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan,Voyage, Fototapeta, Shots, MiedzyNami, OKo, Przekroj.
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