Hello!

I enjoy taking photos. From time to time, I travel — both privately and for work — and over the years I’ve built up quite a large collection of images. It would be a shame for them to simply disappear and go to waste one day, so I decided to upload those that might be useful to others to Wikimedia Commons, whether for use in Wikipedia articles or simply as standalone works.

I’m not a professional photographer, and I’m genuinely impressed by the skill and experience of people who are. I’m still learning myself, so I hope viewers will forgive any shortcomings. In fact, it’s only recently that I’ve started reading more about photography theory and consciously trying to correct the mistakes I make. Nevertheless, because of my work, I’ve had the opportunity to use a wide variety of photography equipment over the years, especially smartphones.

Recently, I replaced my old DSLR with a Canon R7. At the moment, however, I only have the basic 18–150 mm kit lens, so after a long break I’m essentially rediscovering photography with a dedicated camera all over again. We’ll see what the future brings.

When it comes to photography, there are two things I particularly enjoy: nature in the broadest sense and wide panoramic compositions. I’ve been stitching panoramas together for years and treat it as a kind of “hobby within a hobby.” I simply enjoy combining separate photographs into a single image — not only because of the technical process itself, but also because the finished results remind me of the places I’ve visited and serve as a kind of personal keepsake. I try to use the better ones to enrich relevant Wikipedia articles.

Some of my photos

Below you will find some of my photographs that, for one reason or another, are especially meaningful to me — either because I am pleased with how they turned out or because they are associated with fond memories. I will continue to add more over time, as I consider this page a collection of visual memories — like postcards from the past.

I took this photo many years ago, back in 2013. It is a panoramic view of Wrocław, Poland, stitched together from several images, although I no longer remember exactly how many. At the time, I was living in an apartment block from which, in good weather, it was possible to see Śnieżka — the highest peak of the Giant Mountains and the Sudetes. The straight-line distance was approximately 110 km. Śnieżka is also visible in this image, although only barely: it appears as a cone-shaped, cloud-touched peak to the right of one of the church towers. On the left, you can also see Ślęża.

The Norwegian coast. I went fishing there a few years ago. On the left, you can see the islands of the Store og Litle Fokksteinen nature reserve, and on the right, the entrance to the Jøssingfjorden.

The view from the observation tower at the top of the Czantoria Wielka mountain, with peaks labeled. This was the first photograph I ever uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, and also my first panorama herer; it is truly a large one. I stitched it together from over a dozen DSLR individual images, and identifying and labeling all the peaks required a considerable amount of work. In the end, however, I think it turned out quite well.