Jakub Tadeusz Gadek

I was born in Lodz, Poland. I lived a little here, a little there, now I settled in the forest 70 km from Warsaw. I am a photographer, poet, traveler and a university teacher. I graduated in Photography from Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Faculty of Fine Arts. I am a member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF).

Photography is my passion. I express myself through my pictures. I mean what makes me delighted, surprised as well as reflection and other emotions. It’s not a reality itself, but the way my mind sees the things, makes forms and shadows for them.

Bio (only facts related to photography)

Education

Krzysztof Kieslowski Film School at the University of Silesia, PhD in Fine Arts
Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Photography, Postgraduate studies
Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Open School of Photography

Awards

Analog Sparks 2023, Silver Winner in Life Style Category
Analog Sparks 2023, Honorable Mention in Human/Portrait Category
LensCulture Portrait Awards 2023, Editors’ Pick
Analog Film Photography Association AFPA, Exhibition Award
MonoVisions Photography Awards 2022, Honorable Mention in Nude Category
Architecture Masterpize 2021, Honorable Mention in the Exterior Architecture Photography – Exterior Details Category
Architecture Masterpize 2021, Honorable Mention in the Interior Architecture Photography – Interior Details Category
Architecture Masterpize 2021, Honorable Mention in the Exterior Architecture Photography – Cultural Exterior Category
Monochrome Photography Awards 2021, Category “Nude”, Honorable Mention
London International Creative Competition LICC 2020, Official Selection in “Shoot (photo/video)” Category
Tokyo International Foto Awards, Category “Fine Art – Nudes (Professional)”, Honorable Mention
Monochrome Photography Awards 2020, Honorable Mention in Professional Nude Category
International Photography Awards IPA 2020, Category “Analog/Film, Portrait”, Honorable Mention
International Photography Awards IPA 2020, Category “Analog/Film, Fine Art”, Honorable Mention
International Photography Awards IPA 2020, Category “Architecture, Other”, Honorable Mention
International Photography Awards IPA 2020, Category “Architecture, Abstract”, Honorable Mention
IPA OneShot Street Photography 2019, Category “Moments”, Honorable Mention
LoosenArt “Perceptions”, Exhibition Award
Photo Shoot Awards, Nude 2019, Category Finalist
LoosenArt “Bodies in Movement”, Exhibition Award
International Photography Awards IPA 2018, Category “Fine Art, Nudes”, Honorable Mention
IPA OneShot Harmony 2017, Category “People”, Honorable Mention

Solo Exhibitions

(26.08.2021 – 02-09.2021) “Diversity Unlimited”, KOREZ Theater Gallery, Plac Sejmu Slaskiego 2, Katowice
(05.03.2019 – 27.03.2019) “Fragments”, “Na Styku” Gallery, 4 Broniewski Street, Chrzanow
(18.12.2018 – 12.01.2019) “Phot Art & Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Barakah Gallery, 28 Paulinska Street, Cracow

Group Exhibitions

(05.08.2022 – 19.08.2022) Analog Film Photography Association AFPA, 3rd Annual Analog Film Photography Exhibition, AFPA Gallery, Orlando, Florida, US
(13.12.2019 – 27.12.2019) “Photographers for the Hospice”, “Na 6” Gallery, 6 Matejko Street, Gliwice, Poland
(11.10.2019 – 12.11 2019) “Body Awarness”, ZPAF members collective photography exhibition, Centre for Silesian Culture, Parkowa Street, Naklo Slaskie, Poland
(02.10.2019 – 31.10.2019), “ZPAF members”, Collective photography exhibition, Katowice Gallery, 10 Saint Jan Street, Katowice, Poland
(06.09.2019 – 21.09.2019) “Meetings”, ZPAF members collective photography exhibition, Katowice Gallery, 10 St. Jan Street, Katowice, Poland
(01.03.2019 – 31.03.2019) „Perceptions”, International group exhibition held as part of Month of Photography in Rome (MFR19 – Mese della Fotografia di Roma 2019) , “Millepiani” Gallery, Via N. Odero 13, Rome, Italy
(01.02.2019 – 28.02.2019) „Bodies in Movement”, International group exhibition, “Millepiani” Gallery, Via N. Odero 13, Rome, Italy
(26.05.2018 – 24.06.2018) “WE LEAVE MARKS…”, Krakow Photo Fringe 2018, Baza Gallery, Florianska 15 Street, Cracow, Poland
(21.05.2016 – 11.06.2016) “(UN)REALITY?”, Kraków Photo Fringe 2016, “Galeria Sztuki” Gallery 6 Brodzinskiego Street, Cracow, Poland
(6.03.2016 – 16.03.2016) “Fotofiguracje”, Chinese Culture & Art Center “He Shuifa”, 11 Radziszewskiego Street, Lublin, Poland
(13.11.2015 – 27.11.2015 ) “Part of a Larger Whole “, Academic Culture Center at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Lublin, 16 Radziszewskiego Street, Lublin, Poland
(30.01.2015 – 19.02.2015) Diploma Exibition, A1 Gallery, 1 Kanonicza Street, Cracow, Poland

Publications

Exhibition Catalogue “Diversity Unlimited”, KOREZ Theater Gallery, Katowice 2021
Nude 2019 Issue 7 “Emotion, Beauty and Freedom”, Montreal, Canada, 2019
Exhibition Catalogue “Perceptions”, Rome, Italy, 2019
Exhibition Catalogue “Bodies in Movement”, Rome, Italy, 2019
Solo Exhibition Catalogue “Fragments”, MOKSiR Chrzanow, Poland, 2019
Vogue Italy