Foto Warszawa
Photo – Warszawa

Summary/Abstract: The Photographic Festival in Warsaw followed three editions of Photo Biennial in Poznañ, two photo shows in Kraków, and Photo Festival in £ódŸ. It was organized in 20 galleries by the Polish Artists’ Association and the Academy of Fine Arts. Also, Artist-Photographers’ Association organized a show which included work by its members and accompanied the Festival. Katarzyna Derkacz-Gajewska received the main award for her painterly, out-of-focus photographs. Krzysztof Paj¹k received an award for his lightand- shadow studies. Krzysztof Giera³towski was awarded for his portraits. The artists not only received diplomas, but, also, they were given digital cameras manufactured by the Nikon company. Certificates of merit were given to Alexandra Bujnowska, Stasys Eidrigievicius, Bartosz Krasicki, Rafa³ Kucharczuk. W³odzimierz Szymañski, Aeksandra Wroñska, and Monika Rozowska. In my opinion, it was Monika Rozowska who should had been given the Grand Prix. Marek Su³ek showed retouched slides, which resembled 19th century postcards and dark pictures by Saudek. Still life studies by Wojtek Wieteska were the most artistic presentation during the Festival. He is an art historian and film maker. He likes Edward Hopper and Wim Wenders’s work. In his own work, he analyzes light effects in glass and other materials, and mirror reflections. Józef Robakowski showed photographs from his family album. It was a sentimental show organized by the Presidential Gallery. Marek Sobczak and Bogdan Hildebrandt showed digital photographic series, which included poetic texts. Jerzy Boniñski, Stanis³aw Wooe and Krzysztof Heike organized a show at the Homeless Gallery. Three other shows followed the festival. The Luksfera Gallery showed photographs from the Basilicata region in Italy by Cartier-Bresson and Zavattini. CSW Gallery showed work by Serrano, Leibovitz, Araki and Goldin. Yours Gallery showed work by Thomas Hoepker. The International Photo Biennial is scheduled for the Fall, 2005.

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