Summer Children

• Prize
• Photographer
  Franek Strzeszewski, Germany
• Website
  http://www.franfotofactory.com

Summer Children. From the series "Nowica. Portraits of the Village"
Brothers Bolek and Michal sit on what will later become a drum.
Zosia painted her body in mud as she heard this will keep her young forever.
Duszan, asked where he would like his photo taken pointed the wild orchard by his house...
The photographs are a selection from a series entitled Nowica. Portraits of the Village, which portrays artistic community living in an isolated mountain village in the south-east of Poland.

• Biography
  Franek Strzeszewski is a freelance photographer based in London. He completed a course of Professional Photography Practice at London College of Communication. He also holds a Masters in Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Warsaw. Franek's work ranges from portraiture, theatre and performance to social documentary and landscape photography. In the last years, Franek was commissioned for photographic assignments in the areas of portraiture, lifestyle, editorial, and documentary photography. He also initiated a number of personal projects. His photographs were shortlisted for the awards such as Magenta Flash Forward Emerging Photographers, British Journal of Photography International Photography Awards, London Photographic Awards (three times) and Foto8 Summershow. Online portfolio: www.franfotofactory.com; Contact: +44 (0) 7749 307 814 / info@franfotofactory.com