Born in 1985 in Rydułtowy. Coal miner's daughter.
Member of Napo Images Agency.
Most of her long-term projects are focused on the aftermath of loss. Experiencing it herself she wants to draw attention to the issues people face. Projects on this theme include "Self-portrait with my mother", "Lost", "Reborn", and "Little Poland". Her long-term projects were nationally and internationally awarded. She won the second prize in the World Press Photo 2021 for her long term project “Reborn”. Magnum & Ideas Tap award among others and completed the internship at Magnum Photos office in New York City.
Karolina is an award-winning photographer with a master's degree in photography from the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz. She is based in Poland and works on verity of her projects both locally and internationally.
The assignments can be found at this link:
Photography competitions
World Press Photo / 2 place / Long term projects / Reborn / Amsterdam / 2021
Reborn / Lumix festival for young photojournalism / Hannover / Germany / 2018 Festival de photo MAP Toulouse / Winner / Toulouse / France / 2017 BZWBK Press Photo / II place / category: people / Warsaw / Poland / 2017 Grand Press Photo / II place / category: documentary project / Warsaw / Poland / 2017 Grand Press Photo / I place / category: daily life / Warsaw / Poland /2016 Tiff x FFP Photobook Dummy Review / winner / Wroclaw / Poland / 2016 Rock Your Dummy!photobook competition / finalist /Le PhotobookFest / France / 2015 Ideas Tap & Magnum Photos Award / Winner / category 26+ / UK / 2015
International Photography Awards / finalist / New York / USA (2013)
Luceo Student Award / finalist / New York / USA /2013
Photo Annual Awards / III place / Prague / Czech Republic /2013
Foto Visura Spotlight Grant / III place / New York / USA /2013
Lucie Foundation Emerging Scholarship Program / finalist / LA / USA /2013
Grand Press Photo / I place / category: people / Warsaw / Poland /2013
One Eyeland Photography Award / Silver certificate/ Chennai / India /2012
Prix de la Photographie / honorable mention / Paris / France /2012
International Photography Awards (IPA) / Two honorable mentions / USA / 2012
The MAP Toulouse Festival 2012 / finalist / Toulouse / France / 2012
XI National photography contest Portret / I place / Kolo / Poland / 2012
Young man in the 21st century photography contest / I place / Kaunas / Lithuania / 2010
IX National photography contest Portret / I place / Kolo / Poland / 2010
Solo exhibitions
Just like Us / collaboration with Itaka Foudation / Warsaw / 2020 Lost / Galeria Ostroleka / Ostoleka /Poland /2015 Lost / Imaginarium Gallery / Lodz Fotofestiwal/ Lodz / Poland / 2015 Self-portrait with my mother / Gallery 13 / Pszczyna / Poland / 2013
Lost / EL Gallery / Elblag / Poland / 2013
Lost / Skwer / Warsaw / Poland / 2013
Self-portrait with my mother / Swiatowid Gallery / Elbląg / Poland / 2013
Self-portrait with my mother / Bunkier Sztuki / Krakow / Poland /2012
Silesian Funfair / Zamosc / Poland / 2011
(Un)usual weeding fashion show / Jaroslaw / Poland / 2011
Group exhibitions
World Press Photo 2021
Little Poland / Features / Unseen festival / Amsterdam / NL / 2018 Reborn / The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition/ London / UK / 2018 Reborn / Festival de photo MAP Toulouse / France / 2017 Lost / Offoto / Opole / Poland / 2016 Lost / Landskrona Foto / Sweden / 2016 If I lay here / Poznan Photography Biennale/ Poznan / 2015 Absolute Resolution: A Participatory Photography Exhibition / San Antonio / USA / 2015
ROOTS & FRUITS / Tiff Fotofestiwal / Wroclaw / Poland / 2015
Ideas Tap & Magnum Photos Award / Dray Walk Gallery / London / UK /2015
Ideas Tap & Magnum Photos Award / Shop 12 / The Old Truman Brewery / London/ UK / 2014
Marked Places / Warsaw Photography Festival / ZPAF Gallery / Poland / 2014
Future Condition / Photokina Academy / Cologne / Germany / 2014
Lost / Circulation(s) Festival / CENTQUATRE / Paris / France / 2014
Lost / Noorderlicht Festival / Holland / 2013
Lost / Teplice / Czech Republic / 2013
Dyspnea / Porto / Portugal / 2011
Publications
The Washington Post / Die Zeit / Der Spiegel / The Wall Street Journal / The New York Times /De Volkskrant/ British Journal of Photography / The Guardian / The Huffington Post / Der Greif / Wysokie Obcasy / Gazeta Wyborcza / Polityka
Workshops
XXXI Eddie Adams Workshop /Jeffersonville / New York / USA 2018 Noor-Nikon Masterclass / Warsaw / Poland / 2018 Joop Swart Masterclass participant/ Amsterdam / Netherlands / 2016 Magnum Masterclass with Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb / Lodz / Poland / 2014 Magnum Professional Practice / London / UK / 2014
Workshops with Greg Marinovich / Krakow / Poland / 2013
Seminars Polska.doc / Warsaw / Poland / 2011
Workshops with Sputnik Photos / Warsaw / Poland / 2011
International photography workshops / Kaunas / Lithuania / 2011
Internships
Magnum Photos / New York / USA / 2015