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Despite Being A Professional Photographer, I Decided To Learn Anew From My Daughter With Down Syndrome
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Despite Being A Professional Photographer, I Decided To Learn Anew From My Daughter With Down Syndrome

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The inspiration for conducting a photographic duel was brought on by my daughter Kaja who took her camera on a September school trip. I expected that, in accordance with the digital limitlessness she would bring back hundreds of photos, but to my surprise, Kaja took only five. I was astonished by the respect with which my daughter approached the art of photography.

The five pictures that Kaja made were truly a revelation. Each of the frames described only my daughter’s most important memories from the trip: a picture (taken on the bus) of the fleeing fields, a picture of the sea together with the mainland, a photo of the sea itself, a picture of a cloud in the shape of an angel (Kaja told me that she saw her guardian angel in the clouds), and a photo of an ice cream in a wafer.

My own adventure with photography has begun as recently as in 2011, but pretty soon I was able to find my own style. From the beginning I focused on content rather than form, and to tell a story in every picture has become my goal. You can see my previous post here.

But this path has entailed that with time I started to look too widely at issues, to expand frames too strongly and I also felt that I fell into patterns. As every creator I felt it was time for a fresh look and I am very fortunate to have Kaja who became my example.

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Me and my daughter Kaja decided to conduct a photographic duel

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I have never taught Kaja how to take photos, but I saw that she had a great eye for photography

Being a photographer for 5 years, I felt I needed a fresh look on things

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We set both cameras to automatic mode and started searching for places to be photographed

We photographed towns, forests, mountains, mornings and sunsets, because I wanted to get to know Kaja’s way of looking

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Kaja always photographed first, because I did not want her to be influenced by my style of photography

Cameras were set to automatic mode and we used very similar lenses

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The project includes five photographic sessions conducted during the last four months

Kaja is very fond of photography now, and I know that she has an extraordinary gift of sight

I am very fortunate to have Kaja as my example

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Sebastian Luczywo

Sebastian Luczywo

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Music is my greatest love and inspiration ... it leads me to other worlds and dimensions. Through photography I try to visualize these worlds, in pictures ... to capture and show. Welcome to my world

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Sebastian Luczywo

Sebastian Luczywo

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Music is my greatest love and inspiration ... it leads me to other worlds and dimensions. Through photography I try to visualize these worlds, in pictures ... to capture and show. Welcome to my world

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Ivy
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, but she has beaten you :-) I love the photos, love the ideas. And I admire what you did for her. You are a great father :-)

HollyWoods
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the one of the cows was the best one of them all. I love that you see them between the two barbed wires.

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Magnolia
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kaja has a real good feel of her surroundings and she translates this beautifully in her photographs. Her photographs could stand on their own anywhere.

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Ivy
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, but she has beaten you :-) I love the photos, love the ideas. And I admire what you did for her. You are a great father :-)

HollyWoods
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the one of the cows was the best one of them all. I love that you see them between the two barbed wires.

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Magnolia
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kaja has a real good feel of her surroundings and she translates this beautifully in her photographs. Her photographs could stand on their own anywhere.

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