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and Tomasz Sobczak. The variety of themes and viewpoints showcased the richness of contemporary Przemysław Kruk, Katarzyna Leszczyńska Kaszuba, Anita Muskalska, Tomasz Pisarski, Beata
photography in Poland, from analytical documentary and creative photography to conceptual art Podwysocka, Marcin Sacha, Paweł Ulaniuk, Radek von Hirschberg, Piotr Wyrzykowski, Jerzy Bergander,
projects and perspectives shaped by longstanding exhibition and educational practice. Ewa Burns, Mirosław Chmiel, Krzysztof Gałek, Bogdan Głowacki, Jan Gomoła, Artur Jastrzębski, Ewa
Jeżowska Charchut, Wojciech Kobylański, Dominika Koszowska, Rafał Koścień, Sebastian Kuczyński,
The symposium became a space for knowledge exchange, inspiration, and relationship building Bogdan Litwora, Grzegorz Narożański, Mateusz Niemczura, Tatiana Pędziwiatr, Bartosz Połeć,
among photographic communities, an important element of the celebrations, reinforcing their Mirosław Rak, Maria Romanek, Małgorzata Sikora, Marian Skąpski, Jerzy Skiba, Wojciech Smółkowski,
educational and integrative character.
Monika Stachnik Czapla, Krzysztof Ślęzak, Katarzyna Warańska, Dagmara Wis, Artur Wysocki.
On Sunday, the First Exhibition of Polish Members of the FIAP International Medical The photos that follow are some of those displayed in the “75 Medals of Poles for the 75
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Photographers Club (IMPC) was also opened in Częstochowa. A separate article about this event Anniversary of FIAP” Exhibition.
can be found in the FIAP Events section of this edition of FIAP News.

The project curator, Tomasz Sobczak, thanks everyone who helped to organize this event, in
particular Alicja Przybyszowska, Dorota Kycia, Paulina Michałek and Krzysztof Muskalski.
In numerous interviews, Tomasz Sobczak has repeatedly emphasised the kindness, openness,
and professional support offered by Riccardo Busi and Romain Nero. Thanks to their attitude, intensive
dialogue, exchange of experience, and mutual trust were made possible, elements that naturally
strengthen Poland’s presence within FIAP structures. Sobczak notes that this relationship, based on
partnership and a shared understanding of the role of photography, creates genuine opportunities for
future collaboration, both in exhibition activity and in educational projects with an international scope.

Prison of the mind
by Paulina Michalek

World Affiliate involvement of Dorota Kycia: the establishment of a FIAP Exhibition Centre within the structure of World Affiliate

A particularly significant outcome of these efforts is an initiative co-created through the

the Museum of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its ceremonial opening is scheduled for the 27 of
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August 2026 in Warsaw. This institution will become the first space in Poland dedicated to presenting
FIAP’s achievements, international photographic salons, and the work of artists from around the
world. The centre will not only enhance the prestige of the Polish photographic community, but also
symbolically confirm Poland’s growing role in the global circulation of artistic photography.
The city of Tarnów will celebrate a remarkable anniversary in 2030, the 700 anniversary of its
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municipal charter, an event of great historical and cultural significance for the entire community. The
jubilee programme will include significant photography-related items, preparations for which are Bazaar by Miroslaw Chmiel
already underway. The year 2030 will also be significant internationally, as FIAP will celebrate its 80th
anniversary, and the Polish Republic’s Photoclub will present its achievements on the occasion of its
35 anniversary.
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The coincidence of so many upcoming anniversaries creates a natural impulse to intensify
artistic, exhibition, and educational initiatives, especially since in 2032 the Tarnów Photographic
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Society will celebrate its monumental 100 anniversary. The coming decade promises to be a period
of exceptional photographic activity, community integration, and the development of projects with
broad national and international resonance.
Authors featured in the exhibition “75 Medals of Poles for the 75th Anniversary of FIAP”:

Dorota Kycia, Tomasz Okoniewski, Grzegorz Lewandowski, Krzysztof Muskalski, Alicja
Przybyszowska, Zygmunt Trylański, Kamila Wiśniewska Hałka, Maciej Jóźwiak, Jan Brdej, Łukasz
Gurdak, Jan Jaskuła, Rafał Kaźmierczak, Adam Ksieniewicz, Paulina Michałek, Elżbieta Rogaczewska
Czępińska, Maria Rybczyńska, Tomasz Sobczak, Piotr Sygnarowicz, Bartłomiej Bałaban, Piotr Bernacki,
Piotr Bieniek, Sławomir Długołęcki, Marcin Fiń, Marek Hasso Agopsowicz, Bożena Kaczmarczyk,
Untitled - a series by Jan Gomola
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