And this is just a small sample! His own web site seems to be down at this time. However, you can find more on Pinterest and his Facebook page.
The people in these photos do look content. Interestingly though, Iwiński writes on the ArtPeople gallery site, "I photograph people their lives, work, everyday life are most often elderly people tired of life and its hardships often lonely. People who have devoted their whole life working the land, not only because they had no other choice and perspectives but also because it loved. Often pictures that they do are the only reminder of their work and fate, but these people despite the many worries and hardships are proud of what they do and how they live that cope with pride also show us their world. I am glad that the pictures and the relationship of their life is not indifferent to others and show a lot of emotion in people watching the work."
In the US, we talk about the political and cultural differences between the Blue states and the Red states and note that a map of the two looks an awful lot like a map of Union and Confederacy. In Poland, in a similar way, we talk about "Poland A" and "Poland B." It is an east-west divide rather than a north-south divide. However, (1) Poland A resembles the Blue states (richer, more urban, more progressive, etc.) while Poland B resembles the Red states (poorer, more rural, more conservative, etc.), and (2) a map of the two looks an awful lot like a map of Poland when it was divided and occupied by Germany and Russia from 1795 to 1918.
The people in these photos are definitely from Poland B.
And this is just a small sample! His own web site seems to be down at this time. However, you can find more on Pinterest and his Facebook page.
The people in these photos do look content. Interestingly though, Iwiński writes on the ArtPeople gallery site, "I photograph people their lives, work, everyday life are most often elderly people tired of life and its hardships often lonely. People who have devoted their whole life working the land, not only because they had no other choice and perspectives but also because it loved. Often pictures that they do are the only reminder of their work and fate, but these people despite the many worries and hardships are proud of what they do and how they live that cope with pride also show us their world. I am glad that the pictures and the relationship of their life is not indifferent to others and show a lot of emotion in people watching the work."
In the US, we talk about the political and cultural differences between the Blue states and the Red states and note that a map of the two looks an awful lot like a map of Union and Confederacy. In Poland, in a similar way, we talk about "Poland A" and "Poland B." It is an east-west divide rather than a north-south divide. However, (1) Poland A resembles the Blue states (richer, more urban, more progressive, etc.) while Poland B resembles the Red states (poorer, more rural, more conservative, etc.), and (2) a map of the two looks an awful lot like a map of Poland when it was divided and occupied by Germany and Russia from 1795 to 1918.
The people in these photos are definitely from Poland B.