Biografy
Sławomir Kowalczyk
Nowe Gulczewo – Poland
An engineer by profession, he prefers landscape photography, dedicating all his free time to his passion. Graduated from the Internation Forum Photography “Kwadrat” in Wroclaw with his thesis entitled “Fruit” under the supervision of Dr. hab. Piotr Komorowski, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw. His works were the backdrop for the opera “The Gypsy Baron”; staged in Wroclaw in 2016. Some of his photos were selected for Krzysztof Misiak’s album published in 2020: “Forces of nature”. Member of the Plock Photographic Group, one of his photos, which Jerzy Owsiak particularly liked, was auctioned during the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in 2020. He likes to travel and from each trip he brings back a lot of interesting material, which he publishes online. His works have been exhibited in group shows at the Historical Museum in Gdańsk (2006), the Archaeological Museum in Wroclaw (2008), “Wisła” in Plock (2020/21). He has participated in numerous international photography competitions, where he ranked first and received numerous acclaims.
A culminating recognition came in May 2022, when he received two awards at the international photography competition in South Korea and another award in India. 2023 marked another significant milestone, seeing him among the winners of the IPA 2023 (International Photography Awards), where he obtained a deserved honorable mention for his shot ‘Tuscany Morning’ in the prestigious Landscape and Nature category.
The Project
Light and space.
“Light and Space” are not just color landscape photographs, but an intimate and profound invitation to a reflective journey through scenarios masterfully shaped by natural light, vibrant chromaticity and the vastness of open spaces. This project focuses with extraordinary sensitivity on those fleeting moments in which nature reveals its most sensual essence, sometimes through intense contrasts, other times through subtle transitions and tonal nuances of rare delicacy. Color, in these works, transcends the mere decorative role to elevate itself to a powerful means of expression, capable of viscerally deepening the emotional dimension of each image. It is precisely color that, in harmony with light and form, shapes the very soul of the photographs: evoking the biting cold of a freezing morning, the enveloping warmth of the setting sun, the misty and melancholic sweetness of autumn, or the saturated and lush depth of spring days. The photographs presented in this exhibition reveal a surprising variety of spaces: from wide, breathtaking panoramas to more intimate and collected shots, in which the masterful play of light and color clearly brings out structures, rhythms and harmonies otherwise hidden in nature. The common denominator of this series is a gaze full of awareness and an almost ecstatic pleasure for what, in the frenzy of our lives, too often goes unnoticed. “Light and Space” represents a bold and successful attempt to capture the delicate balance between the sensual and immediate experience of nature and its deepest contemplation. In a world incessantly saturated with images, this exhibition offers a precious refuge, a place where the observer is invited to stop: a silent and moving story about the intrinsic relationship between the human being and the landscape, in which color becomes the universal language of memory, of the most intimate emotions and of a conscious presence. The photographs focus on the landscape not only as a physical space, but as a sacred place of contemplation, where light, color and space play a key role in defining the experience. The works on display show the many faces of nature, from majestic open panoramas to the most intimate and hidden fragments, all immortalized in changing and suggestive atmospheric and lighting conditions. The central theme of the exhibition harmoniously and balancedly combines aesthetics and reflection: it is a pressing invitation to stop in the vortex of constant movement and to look at the landscape not only as a mere physical extension, but as a sacred place of inner dialogue, of deep emotional resonance and self-discovery.
See other photographers Visio Mentis - August 2-9, 2025
Un evento importante organizzato in maniera eccellente,professionale in una bellissima location. Grande impegno e aiuto da parte di Marcello. Felicissima di aver partecipato
Ich habe die Einweihung live auf Facebook verfolgt: Es war fantastisch! Ich hoffe wirklich, bei den nächsten Pixel Photo Magazine-Events dabei sein zu können.
Enjoyed participating in the Visio Mentis photo exhibition. I was impressed by the professionalism of the organization. The location itself, but also the digital environment and the promotional material were of high quality and allure.
Ho accettato con grande entusiasmo l’invito a partecipare alla mostra VISIO MENTIS a Catanzaro, che rappresenta la mia prima esperienza in una mostra collettiva. Ho avuto il piacere di conoscere il curatore, Marcello Pitardi, grazie alla pagina Pixel Photo Magazine, e abbiamo instaurato un ottimo rapporto. Marcello è una persona precisa e pragmatica, che lavora con efficacia e determinazione. Inizialmente, temevo che la distanza da Bruxelles e i miei impegni lavorativi avrebbero reso difficile la mia partecipazione, ma tutto si è svolto senza problemi. Purtroppo, non ho potuto essere presente all’evento a causa della distanza e degli impegni, ma sono felice di sapere che la mostra ha avuto un ottimo successo e che le mie foto hanno potuto essere viste da decine di persone, condividendo con loro la mia visione della fotografia.
Aver avuto la possibilità di confrontarmi con artisti di caratura internazionale è stato uno dei momenti più significatativi della mia esperienza fotografica. La mostra dal respiro internazionale, ha raccolto le opere di 27 artisti Italiani ed esteri portando nello spazio espositivo di Palazzo ex-Stac un caleidoscopio di emozioni. Quello che mi ha colpito profondamente è stato il livello veramente alto delle opre in mostra. Ciascun artista ha sicuramente onorato la propria presenza e Marcello è stato impeccabile nell’organizzazione. Mi auguro che mostre di questo livello possano essere sempre più frequenti e che il pubblico possa apprezzarle sempre di più.
Międzynarodowa wystawa, która dała wyraz emocjom. Cieszę się, że mogłem być jej częścią i mam nadzieję, że będę mógł współpracować z wami ponownie w przyszłości.
Many thanks to the organizers of the exhibition. Everything was done at the highest level. Special thanks for the work done by Marcello Petardi. It was a great honor to participate in this celebration of photography