SHAOLIN TEMPLE - May 5 - 26, 2005

Tomasz Gudzowaty
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 5, 3-6pm

Tomasz Gudzowaty is a multi-talented photographer who has received acclaim as a photojournalist through repeated World Press Photo Awards. His humanitarian approach has included projects documenting isolated cultures and their traditions and he has also breathed new life into the genre of nature photography.

- Born in Warsaw in 1971.
- Graduate of the Law and Administration Department of the University of Warsaw.
- Member, Polish Press Agency.
- Member, A.I.P.S. (Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive).
- Member, The Sports Journalists Club.
- Represented by Yours Photography and Focus Fotoagentur.

Winner of many prestigious prizes and awards, among other:

POLISH PRESS PHOTO 1999
(second prize, "The world we live in" category)

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 1999
(first prize, "Nature and Environment" category)

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2000
(second prize, "Nature and Environment" category)

POLISH PRESS PHOTO 2000
(first, second and third prizes, "The world we live in" category)

POLISH PRESS PHOTO 2001
(second prize, "Sports - singles" category)

POLISH PRESS PHOTO 2001
(second prize, "Sports - stories" category)

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2003
(first prize, "Sports - singles" category)

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2003
(second prize, "Sports - stories" category)

POLISH PRESS PHOTO 2003
(third prize, "The world we live in" category)

62. PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2005
(Award of Excellence - Magazine Division / Feature Picture Story)

www.tomasz-gudzowaty.pl
www.gallery.yours.pl