Maciej Dakowicz

Maciej Dakowicz (born 20 November 1976) is a Polish street photographer, photojournalist and gallerist. He is from Białystok in North East Poland.[1] Dakowicz is best known for his series of photographs of Cardiff night-life titled Cardiff after Dark.[2][3][4] He and others set up and ran Third Floor Gallery[5] in Cardiff and he is a member of the In-Public street photography collective.[6]

Life and work

Dakowicz studied computer science in Poland (2000). He lived in Cardiff, Wales,[7] between 2004 and 2012, where he worked and studied for his PhD at the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) (2010) where he also worked.[1] He left work at the university in 2009 and completed his PhD in 2010.[8] In 2010 he set up and ran Third Floor Gallery along with Joni Karanka and Bartosz Nowicki.[5] He left Cardiff for London, and since 2013 has been based in Mumbai,[9] photographing in Tunisia, Yemen, India and Bangladesh.[8]

Dakowicz is best known for his series of photographs of Cardiff night-life titled Cardiff after Dark,[2][3][4] also the name of his later book. Photographed over four years,[10] photographs from the series have featured in magazines and been exhibited in galleries. Individual images from the series have also been used out of context and with misleading captions by the British tabloid media to support a single narrative about alcoholic excess. This tabloid practice has been criticised; for example, Jonathan Jones wrote in The Guardian that "Humour is the most obvious thing about his pictures, and their attraction lies in the way they balance grotesque abandon with poised, coolly beautiful lighting."[10][11] Sean O'Hagan said in The Guardian that "it is not all outrageousness and vulgarity: Dakowicz also catches the sense of camaraderie and celebration in Cardiff on a Saturday night. He has an outsider's eye for telling detail, a way of showing us, in often brilliantly dramatic fashion and with a degree of gleeful humour, what is right under our noses."[1]

In March 2013 Dakowicz became a member of the In-Public street photography collective.[6]

Publications

Publications by Dakowicz

Publications with contributions by Dakowicz

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ The book is shown here at blurb.com where it states "There are many differences between this and the original edition. Around half of photos were changed, almost all portraits and landscapes/cityscapes are gone. Now the book contains mostly street, documentary and travel photos. All photos were toned again to ensure that all are well printed. The cover is different and the layout inside has been modified slightly. You could say it is a completely new book."
  2. ↑ The publisher's page for the book is here.
  3. ↑ The book is described here at tumblr.com.

References

  1. 1 2 3 O'Hagan, Sean (30 September 2012). "Cardiff After Dark by Maciej Dakowicz". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Jeff, Meyer (2010-06-12). "After Dark, Amateur Photographer, June 12, 2010". Amateur Photographer.
  3. 1 2 Salkeld, Luke (2009-05-16). "Welcome to binge Britain: Polish photographer documents four years of drunken revelry in Cardiff". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Charlotte (2009-05-15). "Highs and (very) lows of booze Britain". The Sun (London). Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  5. 1 2 Waldram, Hannah (2010-02-15). "New gallery opens in Cardiff". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  6. 1 2 Stuart, Matt (10 March 2013). "Maciej Dakowicz joins In-Public". In-Public. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "5 Questions for Maciej Dakowicz". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Corinne (20 October 2013). "Maciej Dakowicz's street photography – in pictures". The Observer. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Frank, Priscilla (24 September 2014). "10 International Street Photographers Who Change The Way We See The World". New York: The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 Jones, Jonathan (2011-09-23). "The excess is not in alcohol but in Britain's self-loathing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  11. 1 2 MacDonald, Kerri; Furst, David (2011-09-23). "Saturday Nights on St. Mary Street". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  12. 1 2 "Cardiff nightlife pictures to be exhibited in Poland". BBC News South East Wales. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  13. ↑ "Cardiff After Dark nightlife photos to go on show". BBC News South East Wales. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  14. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (2011-07-31). "Mass Photography: Blackpool through the Camera – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  15. ↑ "Maciej Dakowicz". White Cloth Gallery. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Viva! Photo Award 2010 [sic]". Viva! Photo Awards. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  17. ↑ "Flash Forward, Emerging Photographers 2009". Magenta. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  18. ↑ "Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 winners". The Daily Telegraph (London). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2010: winners". The Daily Telegraph (London). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2010: winners". The Daily Telegraph (London). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "BZ WBK Press Foto 2010". BZ WBK Press Foto. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  22. ↑ "Wyniki 6. Wielkiego Konkursu Fotograficznego National Geographic Polska". National Geographic Polska. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  23. ↑ "BZ WBK Press Foto 2011". BZ WBK Press Foto. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  24. ↑ "BZ WBK Press Foto 2011". BZ WBK Press Foto. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  25. ↑ "Miejsce I: Maciej Dakowicz, Freelancer". BZ WBK Press Foto. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

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