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Powerfully poignant photographs reveal incredible remains of abandoned memorabilia in neglected club for WWII Veterans

The abandoned memorabilia include veterans' banners, Polish flags, paintings, books and documents belonging to the post-war Polish community in the city. Matt/Lost Places & Forgotten Faces/Facebook

The historical memorabilia from the Veterans' House in Manchester, UK, include veterans' banners, Polish flags, paintings, books and documents belonging to the post-war Polish community in the city. The author of the photographs told TFN: “I was in complete shock and awe with not only how many items were still in the building, but also what the items represented.”

Author’s mission to document fate of Lower Silesia’s forgotten palaces reveals ‘harrowing agony of a silent apocalypse’

Hannibal Smoke’s ‘The Silent Apocalypse - The ruined palaces of Lower Silesia’ is an emotive and harrowing tale documenting the fate of the region’s hundreds of abandoned palaces and estates.

What a SNAP! Polish diver travels the world to take pictures swimming alongside crocs and sharks

Having conquered his childhood fear of water, trucker Tomek Gazda now uses his free time to swim in crocodile and shark-infested waters.

Unseen pictures reveal historic boat wreck discovered… in the mountains

Dating from the early 20th century, and resting at the bottom of Morskie Oko, the Syrena has been pictured for the first time since sinking.

Snapper wows internet with sultry shots of Warsaw by night

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

Stunning app launches to commemorate lesser-known side of Poland’s Jewish history

Built by the Galicia Jewish Museum, the free photography app showcases rare snapshots of Jewish life beyond the parameters of the Holocaust.

Breath-taking photos from space capture planet Earth in all its splendid beauty

The competition organised by Warsaw company CloudFerro set out to identify the most beautiful images of the Earth.

‘She escaped from a death camp by hiding under dead bodies:’ UK newspaper readers uncover extraordinary past of local woman known fondly as ‘Polish Anna’

After a local newspaper published a series of photos inviting readers to share their memories of ‘Polish Anna’, no one expected it would set in motion a train of online sleuthing which revealed her shocking wartime ordeal as a slave labourer in Nazi Germany and the destruction of her village in Poland as part of Hitler’s Lebensraum plan to exterminate Poles from the Zamość region.

Smart snaps: Huawei smartphone photo competition produces stunning results

The entries, all of them taken with mobile phones, cover a huge range of subjects.

NeSpoon is back, and this time with stunning ceramic wall art

The street artist who is known for her incredible lace-style murals that have appeared across the world has now unveiled her mesmerising new piece of work in Warsaw’s Propaganda Gallery.

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