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• Photographer
  Kacper Kowalski
• Date of Photograph
  2008-2009
• Technical Info
  nikon d3
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.kacperkowalski.pl

• Biography
  Born in 1977, Kacper Kowalski after having worked in architecture for four years, he devoted himself entirely to flying and photography. Both as a pilot and a photographer, he takes aerial pictures of natural and urban environments of his native Poland. He has received numerous awards, including the World Press Photo award (2009, 2014, 2015) and many others. His photobook OVER was selfpublished in September 2017. OVER is a step beyond the documentary photography, on the 20th anniversary of adventure with flying. He lives and works in Gdynia, Poland.
• Awards
  Sony World Photography Awards 2023: Event Horizon landscape category winner | Prix du Livre 2022 des Rencontres d'Arles shortlisted: Arché | IPA-2022 Photobook Arché 3rd prize | Pictures Of the Year International 2022 (79 POYi) Event Horizon, finalist | GRAND PRESS PHOTO 2022 | Nomination to the book of the year: Arché | Pictures Of the Year International 2019 (76 POYi) | Photography Book of the Year, finalist 'OVER' | Pictures Of the Year International (76 POYi) Award of Excellence | Independent Publisher Book Awards, GOLD MEDAL, photobook OVER | Pictures Of the Year International 2016 (73 POYi) Award of excellence | World Press Photo 2015, 2nd prize, long term project 'Side Effects'| Pictures Of the Year International 2015 (72 POYi) finalist, photobook 'Side Effects' | PDN Photo Annual 2015 photobook 'Side Effects' | World Press Photo 2014 2nd prize | Pictures Of the Year International 2014 l (71 POYi) 3nd prize | Sony World Photography Awards, 2nd prize | Sony World Photography Awards, shortlisted | Best of Photojournalism (NPPA) 3rd prize, single | Pictures Of the Year International (69 POYi) 3nd prize | Emirates Photography Competition, 1st prize, single | Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2011, shortlisted 'Flood from the sky – Sandomierz 2010' story | International Photography Award 2010 (IPA) 2nd prize, architecture | Sony World Photography Awards 2010, nomination, 'plus minus' series | Sony World Photography Awards 2010, nomination, 'toxic beauty' series | Sony World Photography Awards 2010, nomination, 'tracklog' series | World Press Photo 2009, 2nd prize story, Arts and Entertainment