Adam Panczuk (1978) lives in Warsaw. In his work he travels to wherever he finds an interesting subject. He studied at the University of Economics and photography at the Multimedia Communication Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. With his projects Pańczuk seems to be asking questions, at the same time directly and metaphorically, about identity, consciousness and attitude towards life of the people he meets along the way. His unique skill to tell gripping yet intimate stories with images has won him many prestigious awards to date. Adam is member of Sputnik Photos.
AWARDS
2014
- Best Photography Book Award in the 71st annual Pictures of the Year International for "Karczeby"
2013
- nominated in the First Photobook of the Year at the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards 2013
2011
- Pictures of the Year International, II prize for picture story in category Portrait Series
- Grand Press Photo I prize for picture story in category People
2009
- Magnum Expression Award 1st Honorable Mention
- Lens Culture International Exposure Awards Honorable Mention Award
- PHotoEspana (PHE) OjodePez Award for Human Values, Finalist
- BZ WBK Press Photo I prize for picture story in category /Portratuire/
- Grand Press Photo I prize for picture story in category People
- Sony World Photography Awards Finalist in category Fine Art Portratuire
2008
- BZ WBK Press Photo II prize for picture story in category Civilisation
2007
- BZ WBK Press Photo II prize for picture story in category Society
- BZ WBK Press Photo III prize for picture story in category News
- Polish Press Photography Contest I prize for picture story in category Art and Culture
- Grand Press Photo Finalist in category People
2006
- *Newsweek Poland Photo Awards II prize for picture story in category Culture
- *National Geographic Photography Contest I prize in category Culture
- *Series Photography Contest Grand Prix
- *Grand Press Photo Finalist in category People
2005
- *Newsweek Poland Photo Awards II prize for picture story in category Daily Life
2004
- *Photographer of the Year 2004 BBC News Finalist in category Street life
- *Photo Festival in Lodz I prize in "Deciding moment" contest
SOLO EXHIBITION
- 2013 Karczeby, Athens Photo Festival
- 2013 Karczeby, International Festival of Photography PHOTOVISA in Krasnodar, Russsia>
- 2013 Karczeby, Festival ImageSingulières in Sète, France>
- 2011 Karczeby, BOK, Białystok, Poland
- 2011 Actors, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, USA
- 2010 “Warsaw is woman” Gallery Nizo, Warsaw, Poland
- 2010 Karczeby at the Daegu Photo Bienale 2010, Korea
- 2010 Petites poésies rurales, La Galerie Particuliére, Paris, France
- 2010 Karczeby, "TRANSPHOTOGRAPHIQUES" photofestival in Lille, France
- 2010 Karczeby, Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
- 2007 Actors, Camelot Gallery, Photomonth in Cracow, Poland
- 2004 Richshaw, Gallery of Polish Theatre, Poznań, Poland
GROUP SHOWS
2014
- Sputnik Photos in FOTODOK / Utrecht, Netherlands
2013
- Stand By in Leica Gallery / Warsaw, Poland
2012
- Distant Place – Pavilion 512, Copernicus Science Center / Warsaw, Poland
- IS(not) – Sirius Arts Center/ Cork, Ireland
2011
- IS(not) – GGF / Gdansk National Museum / Gdansk, Poland, B&B Gallery / Bielsko Biala, Bochenska Gallery / Warsaw, Photoport Gallery / Bratislava, Sloavakia, LA Art Museum / Hveragerdi, Iceland
2009
- Magnum Expression Award – winers exhibition – Jackob K. Javits Convention Center, New York / USA
PUBLICATIONS
- National Geographic / Newsweek / OyodePez / Le Monde / British Journal of Photography / Private Magazine / Photonews / YVI Magazine / Azart Potographie/ F5 / Le Tigre / Esquire /Polityka / Press / DF Gazeta Wyborcza /Exklusive / Przekrój /Dziennik / Take
MONOGRAPHS
- Karczeby / Self-published 2013
COLLECTIVE BOOKS
- Distant Place / collective book by Sputnik Photos 2012
- Stand By / collective book by Sputnik Photos 2012
- IS(not) / Collective book by Sputnik Photos 2011
COLLECTIONS
- Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Art / Japan
- Private collections
GRANTS
2011
- Polish Ministry of Culture grant for Sputnik Photos
2010
- EEA & Norway Grant for Sputnik Photos
- European Cultural Foundation grant for Sputnik Photos
2007
- Young Poland - Polish Ministry of Culture grant for young artists