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My favourite September picture
This one – taken in Bologna – must be one of my all-time favourites. It initially escaped my attention as it was badly framed. So it got...
Michal Dzierza
Sep 18, 20121 min read


Farewell to the London Olympics
I never thought I would miss the Olympics, but I’m already suffering withdrawal symptoms. I enjoyed every single moment of it – whether...
Michal Dzierza
Aug 14, 20121 min read


Photographs of vacuum-packed couples
Haruhiko-Kawaguchi Yes, you read it right. This is probably the weirdest, freakiest, most dangerous – but also weirdly fascinating –...
Michal Dzierza
Aug 10, 20121 min read


Revisiting New York’s High Line
New York’s High Line, a converted rail bridge along the Hudson River, is an amazing example of urban regeneration efforts. Last time I...
Michal Dzierza
Jul 14, 20121 min read


Can Murray do what Serena Williams did?
Last Saturday was my first time ever on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. And what a day it was. The first person we saw the moment we entered...
Michal Dzierza
Jul 7, 20121 min read


In bed with Tamron
I’d had a brief fling with a Tamron lens 5-6 years ago and my impressions back then were less than positive. I’ve been using Canon lenses...
Michal Dzierza
Jun 18, 20122 min read


Refreshing
Found this in my fridge this morning. Slightly bent as the can was frozen for some reason. May need a new fridge. #coke #macro
Michal Dzierza
Jun 16, 20121 min read
My short Roger Ballen film
I was enjoying a coffee in Central London when Niall McDiarmid texted me to see if I was available to film a talk Roger Ballen, the...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 25, 20122 min read
Silent World by Lucie & Simon
This is as spooky and possibly unsettling as it is awesome. Street photography as you’ve never seen it before. Two Paris-based...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 18, 20121 min read
A photographer’s journey – Paul Clarke
As promised a few weeks ago, here is another inspirational story on how to become a successful photographer. If you are fascinated by...
Michal Dzierza
Apr 2, 20121 min read


iPhone photography Awards 2012
It’s the fifth edition of the contest and the deadline for submissions is fast approaching. So if you fancy submitting yours (fees...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 27, 20121 min read


All About Eve – the brilliant Eve Arnold exhibition
And now it’s hosting a brilliant – but with many sad undertones – exhibition of Eve Arnold’s photography, All About Eve. Which you can’t...
Michal Dzierza
Mar 20, 20122 min read


The Flickr overhaul we’ve been waiting for?
An article published by Betabeat claims Spiering is getting ready to unleash the revamped beast by the end of February. This is likely to...
Michal Dzierza
Feb 22, 20122 min read


6 Facebook alternatives for photographers
If, like me, you never publish your pictures on Facebook, or you simply want to make your photography more social using other platforms,...
Michal Dzierza
Feb 7, 20126 min read


You wait for a bus…
I also saw one of my images – the one above – displayed in the Transport Museum in London’s Covent Garden as part of their Sense and the...
Michal Dzierza
Jan 23, 20121 min read
Google+ gets a new lightbox
Yeah, eat this, Facebook. Oh, and Flickr: keep looking on, with your hands in your pockets. This does help, sure. New features include:...
Michal Dzierza
Dec 19, 20111 min read


Hampshire frozen in time (capsule)
A few weeks ago I mentioned that the New York Times had chosen a picture I took at the beginning of November during a weekend away in...
Michal Dzierza
Dec 15, 20111 min read


Lord Mayor’s Show – behind the scenes
So while the musicians retuned their instruments, kids munched on their crisps, exotic dancers entertained the bystanders, the numerous...
Michal Dzierza
Nov 14, 20111 min read


It’s been a good week
The idea behind the project is to create a time capsule for those who were born around the time when we broke the 7 billion people...
Michal Dzierza
Nov 13, 20111 min read


The Art of stealing images
Yesterday, a well-known photographer, Trey Ratcliff, posted his thoughts on watermarking online images. In short, he doesn’t believe in...
Michal Dzierza
Nov 3, 20113 min read
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