This city never sleeps

 

 

Our little Warsaw's Manhattan looks much more better by night.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010 to all viewers of this blog!

Xmas tree impression

Winter season starts today

Ice rink, view from palace of Culture in Warsaw

Winter season starts today! To commemorate this transition from one season into another I poste this photo which was taken during winter time last year and presents all that winter brings with it like cold, snow and definetly good fun.

You can find more photos from Palace of Culture here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/agnieszka-vel-agnes/sets/72157611476663494/show/

Xmas time at window displays

Christmas time starts in commerce even one month before Christmas. Shop owners do everything to persuade customers to drop in to their shops and buy anything as we are more likely to spend more money at this time. This set of photos reflects shop-windows from Dublin where I was in 2007 and I really found them well designed and drawing attention.

13.12.1981 - 13.12.2009

One of best known photo of Chris Niedenthal that became an icon of this part of polish history when martial law was introduced in Poland in 13.12.1981. As you can see, it depicts SKOT standing in front of the cinema (called btw: "Moscow") in Warsaw, with a large banner advertising Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now in the background. Very symbolic...

Old scale with mascot from film "Teddy Bear"


Bareja's fans :)


scene from film "Man - Woman Wanted"

Last film festival "Zawsze z Bareją" was committed to remind the person of famous polish film director Stanislaw Bareja whose films are well known to polish public mainly due to specific, absurd sense of humour and the way how they reflect the time before 1989 in Poland. Some people know quotes from these films by heart and use them in daily routine conversation as they reflect sometimes brilliant comment to observed reality.
Both of us, Karol and I, are fans of these films and we couldn't afford to miss the chance to see "Poszukiwany, Poszukiwana" at big screen. (eng. version: "Man - Woman Wanted").

"Warsaw by night is good..."

First glance at Warsaw by night, more or less two weeks before Christmas.

Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination...

My first wedding photo assignment was done mostly thanks to my friend Anna vel Hanna who spreads a good word about me and my photographs among her acquaintances and friends. As I really wanted to try this kind of photography, I agreed for being wedding photographer on Justyna and Tomek civil marriage. It was nice experience and I think I could repeat it :)

growing popularity in London's community...

This photo was selected for inclusion in the seventh edition of Schmap London Guide.You can find it in the bookmark Chinese New Year Celebration in the section Street Parties on the link which you see on the right hand corner of this page.


This photo was selected by one freelance graphic designer who was working on the London bid for the 2018 world cup. As there was no budget for photography included in this bid, I was promised to receive "the warm-and-fuzzy satisfaction" of knowing that my photo will contribute to the 2018 bid. Mhm.... was wondering for a while cause I like football and this was nice distinction for me. So I asked this freelance graphic designer to offer me at least a ticket for whatever match on this potential 2018 world cup ;-) I guess he didn't get the joke cause he replied me that FIFA had restricted limits of tickets and so on... Imagine,I could be the first person who would get on the football match thanks to one photo. At least I tried... :)

Being indian dancer

Second silhouette in my photo galery is Justyna who invited me on her indian dance performance. I had a pleasure to observe her and other dancers during their time of rehearsal and the show. You can see the result which is whole "Indian Dancers" set on flickr.

Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. -- G. Randolf

Let me start with my good friend Mary. Autumn photosession can be found on flickr as well.

If I knew how to take a good photograph, I'd do it every time. - Robert Doisneau

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