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‘How can something so dangerous be so beautiful?’ Cancer patient captures extraordinary heart-shaped photo of her own cancer cell which then takes 3rd place in prestigious photo comp

Diagnosed in February with triple negative breast cancer, microscopy photographer Małgorzata Lisowska wanted to know what it looked like. Małgorzata Lisowska

Diagnosed in February with triple negative breast cancer, microscopy photographer Małgorzata Lisowska wanted to know what it looked like. After entering the photo into the prestigious Nikon Small World photography competition, she won third place, becoming the first Polish person to finish so highly in over 30 years.

Adorable photos of arguing birds, a confused dragon fly, a selfie-loving swan and a flying seal propel FOUR Polish snappers into finals of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

First launched in 2015, the competition is now celebrated internationally with this year’s installment  attracting thousands of entrants from across the globe.

Show some respect! Woman sparks outrage after posing outside Auschwitz ‘gate of death’

As the world pays tribute to those who died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Auschwitz Museum has hit out against 'Holocaust tourists' who take inappropriate photos at the site of the former Nazi-German extermination camp.

Snapper wows internet with sultry shots of Warsaw by night

Urban photographer Daniel Remian said he began his nocturnal adventures after becoming captivated by the night-time transformation of the city’s streets and atmosphere.

Extraordinary life of ‘mystery WWII woman’ whose photo went viral revealed in new documentary

Coinciding with an official funeral ceremony to have her remains placed in her family grave, the documentary entitled Dziewczyna ze zdjecia” (Girl from the Photo), uncovers further details about Maria Barr’s extraordinary life. 

Polish wildlife snapper’s incredible photo of a lion staring at the lens wins prestigious international nature photography competition

Taken at the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, Tomasz Szpila’s hypnotic photo was awarded ‘Category Winner’ in the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2022 competition’s Wild Portraits section. Two other Polish photographers were also award runner-up in the Landscapes and Under 16s categories.

Identity of mystery woman photographed nearly 40 years ago uncovered following museum appeal

Taken in Wrocław by world-renowned photographer Chris Niedenthal, the photo shows a young, rosy-cheeked woman in a floral dress, leaning one arm against a concrete balcony as the other appears to brush back a lock of her raven hair. Originally published in a German magazine in 1982, the photo quickly became as iconic as the building itself.

Remarkable account of British writer’s 1934 journey across Poland on a bike called George is published for first time in Polish

Appearing in Polish for the first time since its publication nearly 90 years ago, ‘Rowerem przez II RP’, ‘Pedalling Poland’ is filled with countless anecdotes, photos and personal observations of author Bernard Newman’s 3,000km journey from Gdańsk to Kraków.

Mysterious photo showing ‘Guardian Angel’ watching over firemen sends internet wild

The photo mysteriously appeared on the fire brigade’s social media after they were photographed tackling a blaze in the village of Małdyty in northern Poland.

Iconic photo of Afghan girl sets record-setting price at Polish auction

The cult photo 'Afghan Girl,' taken by Steve McCurry, has sold for over PLN 283,000 (EUR 62,000). As such, it becomes the most expensive photograph sold at auction in Poland, according to DESA Unicum, a Polish auction house.

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