strek.kasia@gmail.com

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Polish documentary photographer, based in France, working internationally.

Winner of several international prizes and scholarships, including Pulitzer Grant for Crisis Reporting, Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Grant, Visa Pour l’Image Camille Lepage «On Est Ensemble» prize and National Geographic Society’s Emergency Fund for Journalists and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award for Ukraine coverage as part of The Washington Post team.

She documents worldwide news and broader consequences of unfolding events on communities that were directly impacted by them. Her personal work focuses on subjects related to social inequalities, environmental issues, and women’s rights. She divides her work between assignments for the press, NGOs, and the development of long-term personal projects.

She has been an invited visiting lecturer at the Art Academy in Lodz, Poland, Michigan State University, USA, Speos Photography School, and National School Supérieure Louis-Lumière in Paris, France and participated in multiple conferences about long-term documentation and journalism ethics.

Her work has been shown internationally at individual and collective exhibitions.

She works with:

Media: The New York Times / The Time / The Washington Post / LA Times / Smithsonian Magazine / NPR / The Guardian / EL Pais / Le Monde / Libération / Figaro Magazine / The Sunday Times / Financial Times / Elle / Polka / 6 Mois / Marie Claire / Stern / Geo / Die Zeit / Spiegel

NGOs: Amnesty International / WHO / UNICEF / DEC / MSF / Action Aid / Climate Reality / AIDES

She is open to all new challenges and available for assignments in Poland, France, or anywhere else in the world.