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Haired about this? BBC’s Polish weatherman goes down a storm with his lockdown locks

Known for his short back and sides, Schafernaker’s new look has sent fans wild. Tomasz Schafernaker/Instagram/BBC

The BBC’s 41-year-old meteorologist from Gdańsk who is a fave of the British public for his programmes about Polish food and stunning artwork, has now sent Twitter wild with his lockdown hair.

Spell-binding photos tell fascinating story of 19th century Polish emigration to South America - and of their modern-day descendants

In their ongoing project “Waiting for the Snow”, cousins Katarzyna and Marianne Wasowska  offer an intimate portrait of Poles who emigrated to Brazil and Argentina, where there is also a sizeable diaspora.

Warsaw artist’s head-turning portraits get artworld talking

Using oil on canvas, Ewa Juszkiewicz replicates the rich colours and textures of original portraits, extending this to the features she has added covering the women’s faces.

Polish photographer wins prize in World Press Photo competition

Polish photographer Tomek Kaczor won first prize in the Portrait of the Year category of the 2020 World Press Photo competition for his photo 'Awakening,' it was announced on Thursday.

Astonishing photo of girl coming out of coma-like state is through to finals of World Press Photo 2020 in TWO categories

Freelance photographer Tomek Kaczor beat off competition from thousands of hopefuls to make it through to the finals with his amazing capture entitled ‘Awakening’ showing a 15-year-old Armenian girl who suffers from Resignation Syndrome (RS) which leaves sufferers in a coma-like state.

Back home again: three paintings returned to Castle Książ after almost 100 years

The paintings belong to the old German aristocratic family that once owned the mighty castle in south-west Poland.

Lempicka portrait set to fetch eye-watering £12 million at Christie’s auction

The “Portrait de Marjorie Ferry” showing a young woman draped in a satin sheet, her body, hair and painted fingernails contrasting with the cool grey tones of the sheet and background, will be offered during Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale.

British photographer captures stunning black and white candid portraits of Polish nightlife

In a series of photographs described by arty Shrill Cats magazine as having “a deep, holographic quality that resonates well past the aesthetics into the inner emotions of the subjects themselves against the stark backdrop of the night,” British photographer ESW gives the exploration of street portraiture a twist.

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The discovery was made at the site of heavy concrete bunkers in the Warmia and Mazury province that was the headquarters of Hitler’s German Army Supreme Command, just a few kilometres from Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair bunker complex.

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