Born on the 4th of January, 1961, in Krakow, Poland.
A graduate of the Jagiellonian Univeristy, with Master’s degree in Polish language and literary studies received in 1986. Since 1988, he’s been a photographer. Since 1997, he’s been a member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers.
A co-author of five books in which poetry is accompanied by photography.
An author of essays and critical articles on fine arts and photography that were written for Polish newspapers and magazines, such as Tygodnik Powszechny, Gazeta Wyborcza, Gazeta Antykwaryczna, FA-art, Opcje, fotoTAPETA, and Obieg.
In 2003, he was a curator of an exhibition titled ‘Photorealism’ (‘Fotorealizm’) that took place in the Zderzak Gallery in Krakow.
He published two volumes of verse: ‘Steppenwolf’ in 1997 and ‘Eternit’ in 2002.
Between 1993 and 1996, he carried out a project titled ‘Symbolic landscape’ (‘Pejzaż symboliczny’), devoted to the coking plant ‘Walenty’ in Ruda Śląska (Upper Silesia region) which was then under demolition.
In the years 1998 and 1999, he took portraits of 21 authors labelled as belonging to the so-called ‘generation of 1960s’ (‘roczniki sześćdziesiąte’), selected some of their works, and made a book out of these which was titled ‘An anthology’ (‘Antologia’) and comprised over 290 pages as well as more than 80 portrait photographs.
Between 1995 and 2004, he recorded participants in religious events taking place in the sanctuary of Mary in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in the region of Little Poland (an album with a selection of pictures from Kalwaria is now being prepared).
From 1999 to 2003, he realised a documentary project, which he titled ‘Black and White Silesia’ (‘Czarno-biały Śląsk’), that was concerned with post-industrial areas of Upper Silesia.
Since 2004, he’s been working on two cycles of photographs: a coloured one, titled ‘Life after life’ (‘Życie po życiu’) and devoted to cars that are no longer in use, and a black-and-white one, titled ‘Post-industrial’ and focussed on documenting old industrial facilities which are closed and are turning into ruins.
In 2001 and 2005, he got stipends for the Ministry of Culture.