Grzegorz is a documentary photographer with extensive experience and expertise in visual storytelling and environmental portraits. His particular interests are the projects involving people and the socio-cultural context. Grzegorz used to be an academic teacher and head of the Faculty of Travel and Documentary Photography at the University of Technology (currently: Silesian Academy) in Katowice, Poland.
Grzegorz carried out the documentary projects for various organizations incl the Italian Consulate and Italian Embassy in Poland, Deutsches Polen-Institut in Darmstadt, Germany, Minnesota Polish Medical Society, USA, University of Wrocław, Credit Suisse, Aeroclub of Poland, Prison Service, various cultural institutions and international NGOs. He works on commission and runs many long-term personal photography projects. Grzegorz is passionate about travel photography, too.
Grzegorz exhibited his works among others during the European Capital of Culture in Wroclaw 2016, at the National Culture Center in Warsaw, Ghetto Fighters’ House in Israel, Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Deutsches Polen-Institut in Germany, Dwell Studio of Chicago, Chicago History Museum, and Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago. His outdoor group exhibition in Warsaw was opened personally by the President of Poland (2015).
Grzegorz runs photography courses for various organizations incl Training Center of the University of Technology in Katowice, Press Officers of the Prison Service, Credit Suisse in Wrocław, University of Economy in Katowice and other. He used to be the lead photographer at the reputable Deutsches Polen-Institut in Darmstadt, Germany.
Grzegorz is the author of two textbooks on photography printed by the University of Technology in Katowice in 2018 and 2019, see https://litynski.com/books/.
In 2024, Grzegorz published an album “Zanussi. Przez przedmioty” (Zanussi. Through the objects) with 213 photographs about Krzysztof Zanussi, a famous Polish movie maker. The text was written by renowned poet and writer, Barbara Gruszka-Zych. The photographs were commented by Krzysztof Zanussi.
EXHIBITION OPENING, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Chicago, May 6, 2022 incl some photographs of Grzegorz Litynski / Фото виставка Війна в Україні
OPENING of the “FACES of SOLIDARITY” exhibition at the Minnesota State Capitol, December 5, 2021
More pictures on the website of the Minnesota Polish Medical Society: https://www.pamsm.org/post/faces-of-solidarity-the-photographic-tribute-opening-on-december-3rd
OPENING of the LONKA EXHIBITION in Kraków, June 2021
Acting as a curator (and photographer) of the Lonka project in Poland, Grzegorz prepared the first LONKA exhibition at JCC in Krakow. During the exhibition, Grzegorz conducted a curator tour. The collections consists of 33 photographs of the Holocaust Survivors incl. four pictures taken by Grzegorz. The exhibition is opened at JCC in Krakow, Miodowa Str. 24, till the end of September 2021.
https://www.pamsm.org/post/lonka-exhibition-opening-in-kraków
LONKA EXHIBITION AT GHETTO FIGHTERS’ MUSEUM
The Lonka exhibition at Ghetto Fighters’ Museum consists of 46 photographs including one portrait taken by Grzegorz. Impressive size, impressive display. The exhibition is opened till the end of September 2021. More details under: www.thelonkaproject.com/updates
BZ WBK PRESS FOTO
NIE JADĘ GRAĆ W SZACHY
A publication entitled “Nie jadę grać w szachy” or “I do not travel to play chess” was printed in”Gość Niedzielny”, the biggest Polish weekly. The publication about Grzegorz and his work was written by Barbara Gruszka-Zych, a recognized journalist and poet. It is also available online at: https://www.gosc.pl/doc/4166319.Nie-jade-grac-w-szachy
AWARD FROM THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT AGAIN
NATIONAL CULTURE CENTER in Warsaw
EUROPEAN CAPITAL of CULTURE
CALEIDOSCOPIO ITALIANO
HISTORY OF MODERN SURGERY (1995)
