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Baltic Wave Story
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Presented photos I took in my home town – Ustka, which is located on polish coast. When I was a child, kitesurfing was like the first mobile phones. It was a unique and fascinating for the most of people. When I grew up and I could afford the purchase of equipment, I started to practice this sport. Along the way I met many wonderful people, because surfing is not just a sport, but also people. I wanted to show what the kitesurfing is.
The first camera as a child I received from my grandfather on "Christmas" which was like a bean seed. Waiting a few years to germinate, when I saved from spending money on the first digital compact Pentax. The ability to see immediately the results of working together with a course photograph, which was then attached to the magazine National Geographic, awakened my curiosity and desire to experiment more and more with photography.
A year later, I took the first place in the category of "Joy" in the first edition of the polish Grand Photo Competition by National Geographic. As a reward I got the first digital SLR camera, which was beyond my reach - Nikon D70s. Thanks to believe in themselves and simply disappeared in photography for good.
Since then, events have passed more than 10 years. I try to appreciate everything that catches my attention in a way that will interest. My photography is dominated by a passion to the water.
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Presented photos I took in my home town – Ustka, which is located on polish coast. When I was a child, kitesurfing was like the first mobile phones. It was a unique and fascinating for the most of people. When I grew up and I could afford the purchase of equipment, I started to practice this sport. Along the way I met many wonderful people, because surfing is not just a sport, but also people. I wanted to show what the kitesurfing is.
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Mateusz Górny - photographer by passion. POLANDThe first camera as a child I received from my grandfather on "Christmas" which was like a bean seed. Waiting a few years to germinate, when I saved from spending money on the first digital compact Pentax. The ability to see immediately the results of working together with a course photograph, which was then attached to the magazine National Geographic, awakened my curiosity and desire to experiment more and more with photography.
A year later, I took the first place in the category of "Joy" in the first edition of the polish Grand Photo Competition by National Geographic. As a reward I got the first digital SLR camera, which was beyond my reach - Nikon D70s. Thanks to believe in themselves and simply disappeared in photography for good.
Since then, events have passed more than 10 years. I try to appreciate everything that catches my attention in a way that will interest. My photography is dominated by a passion to the water.
BACK TO GALLERY