MARIUSZ SMIEJEK
STORYTELLING & PORTRET
BIO
Urodzony w Polsce
Mieszka w Irlandii / Irlandii Północnej
Pracuje w UK i EU
mariusz.smiejek@gmail.com
Niezależny fotograf dokumentalny, zajmuje się głównie długoterminowymi tematami społecznymi, m.in. życiem codziennym w rejonach post konfliktowych oraz przyczynami i skutkami migracji z Afryki Zachodniej do Europy.
Uczy fotografii w UK, Irlandii, Polsce, we Włoszech, Portugalii i Ghanie.
Założyciel Between Pictures Project.org
Klienci:
Siemens
Deutsche Presse Agentur
Politico
Die Welt
Le Temps
Fotogloria Advertising Agency in Germany
Royal College of Psychiatrists in Belfast
Der Hotelexperte Magazine
Check In Magazine
Northern Ireland Home & Lifestyle Magazine
Wydawnictwo Czarne
Gazeta Wyborcza
oraz wielu innych...
Wystawy
Zbiorowe
2023
Splashlight Studios, New York
IPA Gala Awards and Exhibition
New York , USA
2023
Belfast Exposed, Photo Book Launch & Artist Talk
with Ed Kashi & Malachi O'Doherty
Belfast, UK/North of Ireland
2023
Photo Museum Ireland, Photo Book Launch & Artist Talk
with Ed Kashi
Dublin, Ireland
2021
Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize Award exhibition.
Museum Fotografiska
New York. USA
2021
National Geographic Magazine contest exhibition.
Warsaw, Poland
2019
"Dream Slaves" Fa La Cosa Giusta.
Milan, Italy
2018
Grand Press Photo exhibitions.
Poland
2018
Portraits, Sisters.
The Andrews Gallery at Titanic Museum.
Belfast, UK
2018
Portraits, Women of The Peninsula,
Georgian Gallery, Ards Arts Center.
Ards, UK
2017
Grand Press Photo exhibitions.
Poland
2017
The Other Hundred - photo book exhibition, Educators.
Hong Kong, China
2015
National Geographic Magazine contest exhibitions.
Poland
2013
Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. Somerset House.
London, UK
2012
National Geographic Magazine contest exhibitions.
Poland.
Wystawy Indywidualne i Festiwale
2024
Not Surrendering - Służewski Dom Kultury, Warsaw
Poland
2023
Not Surrendering - Belfast Exposed Photo Gallery
UK/North of Ireland
2023
Galamsey - Rybnik Foto Festival
Poland
2023
Not Surrendering - Rybnik Foto Festival
Poland
2023
Not Surrendering - Galeria Centrala
Poland
2023
Not Surrendering - Fotofestival Łódź
Poland
2021
Rybnicki Festiwal Fotografi
Poland
2019
FotoCamp
Poland
2019
"Dream Slaves" - Alliance Française d'Accra.
Ghana
2019
"Dream Slaves" Festival - Incontro tra i popoli, Milan. Italy
2018
"Dream Slaves" 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Bergamo,
Italy
2018
"Dream Slaves" Fa La Cosa Giusta - Palermo.
Italy
2018
The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, John Hewitt International Summer School, Armagh.
UK
2015
Crescent Arts Centre Belfast, Northern Ireland.
UK
2014/02
Edgerton Performing Arts Center Gallery
Fairfield, SH University, Connecticut.
USA
2014/06
- Edgerton Performing Arts Center Gallery Fairfield, SH University, Connecticut.
USA
Publikacje
The New York Times
National Geographic
Der Spiegel
The British Journal of Photography
Time
BBC
Politico
Boston Review
Die Welt
Le Temps
The National
Duży Format
Wydawnictwo Czarne
Open Democracy
FotoEvidence
oraz wiele innych...
Wyróżnienia & Nagrody
2024
Gomma Photography Grant
Honorable mention
UK
2024
Tokyo International Foto Awards
First prize in category: Book/People
Japan
2023
Fotopolis, Publication of The Year
Nominated
Poland
2023
Lucie Foundation Photo Book Prize
Finalist in category: Independent First Book
USA
2023
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
& The National Lottery
Grant for Ethnic Minority Mentoring & Residency Programme.
UK
2023
International Photography Awards
First prize in category: Book/People
USA
2023
International Photography Awards
Top 5 jury selection
USA
2022
Belfast Photo Festival
Shortlisted
UK & Ireland
2021
Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize created by David Clark Cause with global partner United Nations Human Rights.
Finalist
USA
2021
World. Report Award. Documenting Humanity.
Festival della Fotografia Etica.
Shortlist in category: Spotlight.
Italy
2020
National Geographic Magazine Award.
First prize in category: Human and water.
Poland
2019
Arts Council of Northern Ireland &
The National Lottery Travel Award.
UK
2019
Monovision Photography Award,
Honourable mention in category: Portrait, series.
UK
2018
Grand Press Photo.
Second prize in category: Daily life, series.
Poland
2018
Grand Press Photo.
Shortlist in category: Portrait.
Poland
2017
Grand Press Photo.
Second prize in category: People, series.
Poland
2016
The Other Hundred Project
Educators - UK winner.
China
2015
National Geographic Magazine Award.
Special mention in category: Street photography.
Poland
2014
Fotofestiwal Łódz.
Honourable mention by Magnum Photos Agency.
Poland
2013
Sony World Photography Awards. Honourable mention.
UK
2013
Sony World Photography Awards. Honourable mention.
UK
2012
International Photography Award. Honourable mention.
USA
2012
National Geographic Magazine Award.
First prize in category: Reportage
Poland
2011
National Geographic International Photography Contest. Second prize.
UK & Ireland