Hi, I’m a photographer and a greyhounds’ devotee.

The two cities are quite different. I was brought up in Wroclaw, South-West of Poland, in a high-rise apartment block. Everyone was always wearing fake streetwear or had more self-invented style. People were very creative, often forced to improvise. I guess that’s what formed me. Melbourne, on the other hand, is an open, multicultural and artistic city that floods you with inspiration.

I have been always interested in conservationism, saving the environment. I quickly realised activism was taking a heavy toll on me, so I decided to focus the majority of my time on photography as a vent for my emotions and as a way of self-expression. Since then, it became my driving force.

My family was very religious, devoted Catholics attending church every Sunday. I think that, even though I’m a non-believer nowadays, Catholic religion ‘stained’ me for life, especially when it comes to its approach towards women and their representation, in which one can only be a saint or a promiscuous sinner. In consequence, I’m very much inspired by religious icons, old masters’ paintings and sculptures in general. The oddity and richness of regal surrounding fascinates me. I’m also mainly focused on portraying women. Apart from classical art I’ve been always fascinated by the perfection and resilience of nature, botanic life especially. The endless shapes and forms of trees, flowers, and shrubs are an integral backdrop for my works.

I took a course of darkroom techniques so I had some basic formal training, but the majority of my learning process was just about shooting and trying not to repeat my mistakes (too often).

You’re right. I like when models are positioned so the body takes an unexpected, odd form.

I haven’t thought about it, to be honest. I guess I try to give life to my ideas as much as possible, even to the more commercial assignments.

Yes, I really loved working on this project. My friend Annie Wu from Articles of Clothing wanted to capture her designs in a more unusual way, so as you can imagine, that was water to my mill.

I often build the story around a location that strikes me as inspirational.

I wanted to present a series of less straightforward and a bit uncanny everyday family portraits.

My mum was an unexpected driving force behind this series. With her living in Poland and me being on the other side of the globe she kept complaining to me about not receiving enough of my everyday photos. And, since she was right, as photos of myself are virtually non-existing, I decided to take up a challenge.

Photography keeps me sane.