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Time for a refresh

By Michal | Published 12/01/2012

You may have noticed that this site has changed a bit recently. I’ve decided to make my images more prominent, something I should have done long time ago. The blog stays as it was, I’ve just added new galleries using the Photocrati template. The previous galleries were frankly a bit pathetic.

The new template is more flexible, so it’ll be easier to modify both the home page (which until recently redirected to this blog) and grow my galleries, which were quite difficult to navigate.

So what’s new? Apart from the new template and homepage, I’ve added a more flexible Photography page, which contains links to my ‘category’ albums, like Street Photography, Urban Photography, People, Travel and Studio. The last one was absent from the old gallery, but I’m enjoying studio photography more and more, so this album will grow over the next few months.

At last, there is also space for topical, or one-off, galleries, like the current Sorrento Men one.

A separate video page for my video projects is coming soon. Videos from others will still regularly appear on this blog too.

Other changes include an improved navigation, which now has links to my Google+ profile, my 500px portfolio, my Tumblr and Flickr pages. If I haven’t added you to my contacts there – and you think I should – give me a shout.

A few bits and pieces are still work in progress on this site, but if you find the font difficult to read, images slow to load or if something else annoys you, doesn’t work etc., do let me know in the comments below.

 

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Thank you, Katie, whoever you are

By Michal | Published 02/05/2011

I went to a pub today. I left the pub and I also left my bag with my entire daily camera kit there – my best camera, two of my best lenses, some filters. Totally oblivious to what had just happened, I went for lunch to a nearby cafe.

Halfway through the lunch I got a voicemail from a number I didn’t recognise. It was very quiet and the cafe was very noisy. I couldn’t understand half of what the other person – a young woman – was saying. “Hello… thought… just now… a camera bag…”. Oh fuck.

I ran like crazy. I was reunited with the camera – and everything else – two minutes later. The woman found a random Moo card in my bag with my mobile number on it. I can’t remember how much I said to her, but it wasn’t much. I was too shocked – and happy at the same time – to say anything meaningful there and then. I returned to my lunch. It took me a while to realise how lucky I really was.

She wasn’t there when I left, so I texted her to say thank you properly and let her know she was an amazing human being. She replied, saying only: “Not at all. Happy Bank Holiday! Katie” Happy indeed. My faith in humanity – and honest people in particular – has been restored.

Katie, whoever you are, thank you.

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It's official!

By Michal | Published 25/10/2009

This has been  the longest move in history. But it’s done. My lovely domain dzierza.com has been disused and criminally neglected for a couple of years while I was focussing on other projects. But enough is enough.

From now on all my photography-, social media- and journalism-related content, until yesterday spread across various sites, will reside in one place. Most of it on this blog.

I will still keep some micro-blogs, either Posterous or Tumblr or both. These will come useful when I want to share just a single picture, perhaps a quote or a silly vid.

This blog will focus on some more substantial content. I have a couple of good photographers lined up to share their experiences and images, I’m hoping to concentrate on the impact of social media on photography and journalism. And the other way round.

And, as I’ve written a few blogs in my life, I know it’s a bit irresponsible to promise daily updates.

But the most important thing is – I’m back. Welcome.

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