Travel Love Poland Magazine – March 2021

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lovePoland: A bit more as an introduction. I've heard that yourphotographic passion started quite unusually, didn't it? Whatwere its beginnings? How do you share your time betweenpastoral service and the necessity of, sometimes quite tedious,preparations for photo sessions in the field, and then the workon the picture itself? When visiting a given place, do you try tolearn its history, do you talk to people who look after thephotographed object?Marcin: My passion for photography began with macrophotography, which also requires a lot of patience. Soon afterthat I became fascinated with the mountain landscape. It wasalso a form of rehabilitation and health recovery after 3 kneesurgeries (it turns out that stillness is the worst thing forhealth). A few orthopaedists advised against it. They told me tofind myself another passion, but I was stubborn. Thisstubbornness, I can say now, as well as the fact that I have metsome great doctors and physiotherapists, saved my health asmountains are a great way to maintain my physical condition.Later, I became interested in flying and sacred architecture.I am lucky to live in a region that is very interesting in terms ofgeography and culture, so you don't have to travel far (I havemy favourite cross or chapel in each of the neighbouring towns).In summer, sunrise is very early and sunset is late. You can takea short trip before the Holy Mass, and when there are beautifulclouds, then also during the day. In winter, the sun sets in theafternoon and in the evening you can photograph beautifully litchurches. A little later, the Milky Way. Each season and time ofthe day has its charms and possibilities- God does not let us getbored, creating such an interesting and beautiful world.Each trip is an extraordinary adventure and a person is young aslong as he is attracted to adventure (a new peak, a differentseason, a different light, a sacred object, fog, peopleencountered, sometimes disappointment because the light didnot flash). It teaches patience and accepting everything as a giftbecause you often come back without photos, but it also allowsyou to experience something beautiful and unique.I always try to prepare for the outdoor pictures, I look forinformation in various lexicons and guides, and I check fromwhich side I will have the sun. It is always worth talking to theparish priest or other people who look after the church. You canfeel the faith of the people who built these churches here.These people carried bricks on their backs to the church tower,they laboriously rebuilt them after the war, they defended themin communism against destruction, and they look after them tothis day (although in human terms they do not get anything inreturn). But, they have much more than that as God blessesthem. You can see that churches unite small communities andextract a lot of nobility from them.lovePoland: You come from Lesser Poland. You have probablyspent most of your life here, haven't you? The region is one ofthe richest in terms of landscape values, and probably one ofthe most abundant in monuments of sacred architecture. Manyof them were entered on the UNESCO list. Does communingwith these types of "objects" (you photograph not onlychurches but also roadside crosses or chapels, quite common inthis area) have a deeper, sometimes hidden meaning?Marcin: Lesser Poland is a very beautiful and diverse land. Lotsof people who come here focus on the Tatra Mountains andKrakow. It turns out that most of the UNESCO sites are smallwooden churches or Orthodox churches built by simple people,with a great sense of proportion and deep sacred symbolism.The purpose of the church is to point to heaven. That is why,especially in Gothic, we have the soaring towers. The spatialorientation of the church has an eschatological meaning- theperson who stands inside, turns to the east, from where Christis to come as the rising sun. That is why the church is a sign ofhope and resurrection. The paintings constituting the pauperumBible, for example, in the church in Binarowa, speak strongly.Nothing is accidental in Orthodox churches either. The numberof domes, the division of the object, the structure of theiconostasis, all of this has a theological meaning that was verysignificant to the faithful in the past, and unfortunately is lessand less understandable to contemporaries.Recently, I have been photographing a lot from a bird's eyeview, using a drone, as it also allows me to see the surroundingsof a church or orthodox church. They are often very charminglysituated, a bit off the beaten track, on the hills. By going higheryou can show more planes, and it is very interesting. You cansee how human works fit in with God's creation.Crosses and chapels are such special places for me. It can besaid they result from the faith of people. They were builtbecause the children recovered or someone came back, safe andsound, from the First World War. It is beautiful that there arealways fresh flowers, someone mows the grass, May servicesare sung, and then people often gather there to have somesnacks together. All this for the glory of God, the glory of SaintMary, and all saints. Beskid Niski and Pogórze Ciężkowickie maynot be crowded with tourists, but from Liwocz, GrzywackaMountain, Rotunda, through the Range of Brzanka to Tuchów,there are many charming places.lovePoland: The next question, somewhat related to theprevious one: the part of Lesser Poland that you show in yourphotos is probably not the most famous or frequently visitedregion of Poland, especially by foreign tourists. Being recently inthis area, I heard that "you don't care about some big touristvisits". First of all, do you think that this part of Poland has a lotto offer to visitors? What kind of attractions or experiences arethese? Do you think that the opinion I quoted above is common?If so, where does it come from?54 TRAVEL.LOVEPOLAND
"When visiting Beskid Niski, or Pogórze Cieżkowickie, you look for more peace and quiet. Many beautiful untrampled trails, the Lemkocultural heritage, the art of wooden architecture and stonework, abandoned churches, cemeteries, crosses among hills and forests."Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscingelit. Proin sed arcu dui. Aliquam quis ipsum non magnaauctor porta eget sit amet ex. Nulla viverra pulvinarporttitor. Suspendisse ut leo id nisl fermentum vulputate.Nunc tincidunt nisi justo, at feugiat quam congue sed.Nulla ipsum enim, pellentesque at ex non, tinciduntegestas ligula. Curabitur ornare, lacus ut gravidaelementum, diam orci theais. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris varius orci tempus, iaculis lectus mattis, sagittis mi. In hac habitasseplatea dictumst. Integer a sem enim. Integer sed auguenibh. Cras auctor purus eget sem lacinia sagittis. Phasellusat feugiat quam congue sed. Nulla ipsum enim,pellentesque at ex non. sagittis.photos:this photo: Collegiate Church Corpus Christi in BieczBottom left: Church of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rzepiennik Biskupi.Bottom centre: Chapel of Christ's Cross and Our Lady, Queen of Peace on MountLiwoczBottom right: Church of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rzepiennik Biskupi.55 TRAVEL.LOVEPOLAND
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