Wojtek Kubik

Wojtek has lived in the United States since 1981. A graduate of the New York Institute of Photography, and a member of the International Press Association,
He cooperates with many Polish magazines in Poland and the United States examples include Gazeta Wyborcza, Nowy Dziennik, Kurier Plus, and Super Express.
His photographs are published by prestigious American, German, and British magazines such as Boxing News Magazine, Fight News, Gala, International Boxing Digest, Jazz Forum and Down Beat. He photographs sports events including the US Open, Wimbledon, World Cup Soccer, Good Will Olympic Games and the NBA.
Wojtek is also a photographer of music events such as JVC Jazz Festival and Woodstock ’94.
Another chapter in Wojtek portfolio includes work with polish artist in Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center. In year 2023 Wojtek put together two prestigious exhibitions to present his work with opera singers.
First exhibition consisted of   the extraordinary display of 30 photos of the Polish artists performing during the fabulous productions at the Metropolitan Opera. The exhibit took place during the first Baltic Opera Festival in Sopot and drew a great amount of interest among opera admirers.
The second exhibit, Polish Faces at the Metropolitan Opera, took place at the Polish – Slavic Center in Greenpoint and also featured Polish artists performing on Metropolitan Stage captured on 50 large format photos. This Exhibition was a great success, viewers commented that these were “photos that sing”. There were also numerous positive reviews in the press.
In the years 1999 – 2002 he was the secretary, then the president, and now an honorary member of the Polish American Photography Club in New York. For many years he was involved in the activities of the artistic group The Emotionalists founded by Lubomir Tomaszewski. In 2008, he was awarded the honorary badge “Merit for Polish Culture”. For the foreseeable future, Wojtek will continue work at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the sports events.

 

Publications

Polish Theatre Institute – Balanga
Jazz Forum – Tomasz Stańko w Jazz Cafe
UMKC Digital Special Collections – Claude “Fiddler’ Williams
Nowy Dziennik – Nowojorskie akcenty na Baltic Opera Festival

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