Kwiatkowski worked for the Central Photographic Agency (CAF) for a number of years (from 1964) and the Polish Press Agency or PAP (from 1991, when CAF merged with PAP). Personal photographer of Aleksander Kwaśniewski, taking part in nearly all his official visits. He studied geography at the University of Warsaw (UW). In the 1950s, he worked as an assistant at the Department of Physical Geography, UW. In the 1960s, Kwiatkowski was a correspondent of Polish Television (TVP) in the Rzeszowskie Voivodship. He made many TV features, mainly for the popular-science Eureka programme. In 1996, he received the prize of the Head of PAP for his lifetime achievement as a news photographer. He then retired but continued to work for PAP.
Group of four photographs presumably depicting the Tarnobrzeg industrial compound and its area
1960s
gelatin silver prints, three photographs - 18 x 24 cm, one - 18 x 18 cm,
stamps of the Central Photographic Agency, Branch Office Rzeszów with author`s name on the reverse,
edition: unspecified
vintage prints
In the 1960s, Damazy Kwiatkowski was a CAF and TVP correspondent in the Rzeszowskie Voivodship. He documented official events and everyday life in Poland, showing equal enthusiasm for both.
Kwiatkowski worked for the Central Photographic Agency (CAF) for a number of years (from 1964) and the Polish Press Agency or PAP (from 1991, when CAF merged with PAP). Personal photographer of Aleksander Kwaśniewski, taking part in nearly all his official visits. He studied geography at the University of Warsaw (UW). In the 1950s, he worked as an assistant at the Department of Physical Geography, UW. In the 1960s, Kwiatkowski was a correspondent of Polish Television (TVP) in the Rzeszowskie Voivodship. He made many TV features, mainly for the popular-science Eureka programme. In 1996, he received the prize of the Head of PAP for his lifetime achievement as a news photographer. He then retired but continued to work for PAP.