Krakow, a mediaeval city in the south of Poland with its beautiful kings’ castle and a history of rich, varied, hugely influential theatres, painters, writers and thinkers was my childhood playground.
Meeting interesting people was as natural as walking across Rynek, the main square of the town.
As I grew up I befriended many artists, poets, musicians and other remarkable people, who created cultural tapestry of Krakow.
It was not unusual that I took photographic portraits of them, like this one of a poet and a singer, Leszek Dlugosz.
This happened while I was visiting him at home, a place of the almost surreal atmosphere well suited to that dark apartment and Leszek’s persona.
Leszek played his new song for me on a grand piano and then we had a brief photographic session without any additional lighting.
The image grew out of the ambience of his poems, his music, his way of living and my understanding of portrait photography.
Leszek Dlugosz, a poet, a writer, a singer and a journalist.