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Marcin Ryczek (born August 18th, 1982 in Lublin) - Polish photographer living in Krakow. Marcin Ryczek specializes mainly in minimalist and symbolic photography. His photography "A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow" has gained worldwide publicity and has become one of the most recognizable photos of recent years.

In his work, he uses geometry and symbols. The main principle which he follows in the photography is the assumption of minimum form, maximum content.

Photographs by Marcin Ryczek were presented, among others, at exhibitions in Japan, USA, Germany, China, the Netherlands, Romania, India, England, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Serbia, and France.

They were published in magazines, journals, and websites of many countries in the world - (among others) in The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Yedioth Ahronoth, La Repubblica, Politiken, Athens Voice, and National Geographic.

Awards:

One of the most recognizable photographs of the artist, "A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow", has won numerous awards in significant international competitions, has also been accepted into the prestigious Bibliothèque nationale de France collection and the collection of the Silesian Museum.
 * Grand Prix de Découverte: International Fine-Art Photography Award 2013
 * Grand Press Photo 2013
 * LensCulture Exposure Awards 2014
 * IPA – The International Photography Awards 2014
 * Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2014
 * ND Awards 2014
 * The Miami Street Photography Festival 2015
 * New York Photo Festival 2015
 * StreetFoto San Francisco Festival 2016
 * XV edizione del Premio Internazionale “Giuseppe Sciacca” 2016
 * Siena International Photography Awards 2016
 * PR2 Camera Work 2017

One of the most influential American portals, The Huffington Post, considered the photo one of the 5 best photographs of the world in 2013. In 2017, Marcin Ryczek's photography was on the cover of the book 100 Great Street Photographs - by David Gibson.