Latest posts – Adam Mazek Photography

For most of the time of my artistic creativity, I was wrong. I thought that the audience is not an essential part of Art.

Hint for today: start directing your strength and power to something that will benefit you, your relatives, your community (not necessarily the virtual one), and society. Start to focus on ...

Falsifying the reality, e.g., in numerous advertisements, annoys me. What is worse, all kind of commercials makes me bored.

Today I will write about music’s properties. Last time, I reminded myself of the old wisdom that if a woman listens to classical music during her pregnancy, her child will be ...

I wrote it once before, but I want to stress it once again. For me, having fun while photographing is the most important thing regarding my hobby.

No, I was not born in the USA. My name is Adam Mazek, not Bruce Springsteen. I was born in Poland. Nevertheless, when I sometimes come back in my memories ...

Every one of us is a mystery. That is why we, all the humans, together with the whole world that surrounds us, are so curious about what is unparalleled, untouchable, ...

My first memories of Warsaw are those during which I visited my mortally ill brother, Marcinek. The visits took place in Warsaw’s hospital in 1994. My Brother was thirteen years ...

They say that we should not play with fire. I agree with that. But, simultaneously, I ask myself why I should not play with time?

Every day, whether I write another post or go out to take more photos, I feel like I’m starting the whole artistic adventure from scratch. I have a feeling that ...

After the Second World War, the capital of Poland arose from the dead. When my Brother died, I felt that part of me also had died. But, similar to the ...

Lyrics from the famous Rolling Stones song (“Waiting on a friend”) often echo in my mind. Indeed, I also try to make some sense in my life.

Why do I not make colorful, postcard pictures of Warsaw? For me, such images are a mask for the city.

I must admit. Madonna is mine, one of the most favorite female singers. Last time, I discovered her for myself, once again in my life. To be more precise, I ...

Often, while wandering through Warsaw’s streets, I see abstract stains on the streets, walls, etc. When I take photographs of them, I often think of who is the real author ...

I am re-inspired to write this post, thanks to David Bowie’s famous song, “Space Oddity.” The fact is that I sometimes feel like a street oddity.

Cher’s song titled “We all sleep alone” inspired me to write this post. This song is about love, and it is quite apparent. But, I had thoughts regarding the interpretation ...

Mundial, which took place in June 2018 in Russia, inspired me to write this post. I was watching this sports event on TV. Some happenings proved to me once again ...

Sometimes I compare my artistic activity to reaching a top of a high mountain or taking space travel. I often dream of flying above our planet and watching our tiny ...

Last time I had thoughts regarding lousy mood. As usual, I am not the exception, and I admit that sometimes I possess moments in my life when I feel anxiety.

As we can hear in the famous Fleetwood Mac’s song, named “You can go your own way,” we all have the right choice in all aspects of our life. Probably ...

Today it’s Polish Independence Day. It is the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Poland’s independence.

We all do not like bad news. We think that such news brings us misfortune in its substance.

We tend to idealize the past. Moreover, we love to dream about the future.

In one of my previous posts, I already mentioned that I had time in June 2018, when I did not have much time for my passions. I had limited time to ...

I rarely cry. The fact is that I always try to follow the stereotype of a hard, adamant, and unmoved stereotype of a guy who does not moan and complain.

June 2018 was indeed the hard month for me. You did not notice this here on this website, my Dear Friend. But I want to tell you that I did ...

You do not have to be ill (both mentally or physically) to take part in a therapy that we can call “the therapy by art.”

The idea which came to my mind last time: good old days are today.

Today, I want to focus on other activities, which helped me in developing my passion. The fact is that during my whole life, I was doing many things. Now I ...

I wrote this text on the 27th of May 2018. It was the date when I knew that the first vernissage of my photographic exhibition would take place on the ...

Is that mean that I disregard contemporary artists? Or that I want to say that contemporary artists are none too good?

I did not draw anything since the times when I graduated from primary school. Today, I think more and more about starting to draw sketches.

Last time I thought that we should not ask ourselves what Art can bring and give to us. But, we should better focus on what we can do for the ...

Like the majority of people, I love to travel.

Sometimes I compare my passions (both photography and running this website) to fishing. Thanks to which people could survive and overcome hunger, this specific part of the activity is known ...

Today I want to say something about my writing history. During the first 32 years of my life, I have never thought that I would be running a personal blog.

When I heard once again in my life Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” song, I started to compare running my website to the ending guitar melody from this song.

The starting point for today’s post is this: if you do not start to speak aloud about your passion, about the art you make (whether it is photography, painting, sculpting, ...