War Games, The Baltic Sea

• Prize
• Photographer
  Mikolaj Nowacki, Poland
• Studio
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• Socials
• Website
  http://mikolajnowacki.com

I have always been intrigued by the Polish navy. As
a child, I often traveled with my parents to the
seaside and remember my fascination with the
ominous shapes of the grey battleships as they sat
on the horizon. I often heard sounds of faraway
explosions. I knew that these were war games. My
first ever complete sentence was said by the Baltic
Sea and it was "look dad a ship is flowing by". After
political transformation in 1989, the Polish navy
underwent huge changes, it is now part of NATO.
This personal project is an attempt to understand
the work of Polish naval sailors on battleships during
war games on the Baltic Sea.

• Awards
  2020 – National Geographic Poland, Photographer of the Month. 2019 – The Elements: Water, Group Exhibition, National Geographic Poland Photographers, Old Mine (Stara Kopalnia) Science and Art Center, Walbrzych, Poland. 2019 – Grand Press Photo, Poland–Second Prize, Documentary Long Term Project. 2019 – Grand Press Photo, Poland–Third Place, Sports Category, Singles. 2018– Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2017, Winner . 2018 – Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2017, First Prize. 2018 – Grand Press Photo, Poland, Finalist. 2017– BZWBK Press Photo, Poland, First Prize, Nature Category, Singles. 2015 – Selected as a Panasonic Lumix European Ambassador. 2014 – Odra book is published to critical acclaim. 2014 – Grand Press Photo, Poland, Finalist, Stories. 2014 – BZWBK Press Photo, Poland, First Place, Stories. 2014 – BZWBK Press Photo, Poland, Third Place, Singles. 2014 – NPPA Best of Photojournalism, Honorable Mention, Singles. 2014 – Sony World Photography Awards, Finalist, Story. 2014 – Odra Exhibition – Xishuangbanna Photo Festival, China. Nominated, Best Photographers of the Festival. 2013 – National Geographic Photo Contest, Polish Edition, Special Mention, Singles. 2013 – National Geographic Photo Contest, Polish Edition, Special Mention, Story. 2013 – „Odra” Solo Exhibition at VII Gallery, New York, New York. 2013 – i.conography – Group Exhibition with VII Photo Agency, Photo Festival Queretaro 2013, Museum of Art Queretaro, Mexico. 2012 – Wine Photo, International Photo Contest, Italy– Special Mention, story. 2012 – Prix Pictet Award, Nominee. 2012 – Grand Press Photo, Poland– finalist. 2011– iSee – Group Exhibition with VII Photo Agency at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 2011– 2013 Mentor Program, VII Photo Agency. 2010 – BZWBK Press Photo, Poland, First Prize, Story. 2010 – Grand Press Photo, Poland, Third Prize, Singles. 2009 – BZWBK Press Photo, Poland, Second Prize, Singles.