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I Live By The Polish Tatra Mountains And I Love Photographing Them

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My name is Marcin Kesek and I am a 27-year-old photographer from a little village in southern Poland called Gronkow. I live in a very beautiful place near the Tatra Mountains, Pieniny and Gorce. A few years ago, I decided to capture these amazing surroundings at the right time and the best possible lighting. This was how my passion for landscape photography was born.

In my photography, the most important thing is the lighting which determines how the scenery will look like in photos. Usually, I get to the place that I’m planning to photograph at least one hour earlier before the sunrise. Watching the changing sky, I start creating compositions that I’d like to depict. If I decide to capture sunset, I normally stay a few minutes after that because the sky has more intensive colors then.

I often have to come back to the same place for several times because it’s quite difficult to take the perfect photo in the best conditions (light, gentle fog, interesting sky, clarity, plasticity of scenery). But when everything gets flawless, I know that my hard work pays off. The biggest joy of landscape photography for me is being close to nature. I love what I do and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.

I shoot my photos with Nikon D700 and use Nikkor 16-35/4 mm, 24-70/2.8 mm and Sigma 120-400 mm lenses. I usually take my Manfrotto 190X PROB tripod with me, too.

More info: marcinkesek.com | 500px | Facebook

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My name is Marcin Kesek and I am a 35-year-old photographer from a little village in southern Poland called Gronkow. I live in a very beautiful place near the Tatra Mountains, Pieniny and Gorce. A few years ago, I decided to capture these amazing surroundings at the right time and the best possible lighting. This was how my passion for landscape photography was born.

My name is Marcin Kesek and I am a 35-year-old photographer from a little village in southern Poland called Gronkow. I live in a very beautiful place near the Tatra Mountains, Pieniny and Gorce. A few years ago, I decided to capture these amazing surroundings at the right time and the best possible lighting. This was how my passion for landscape photography was born.

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AbiezerCelzo224352 9 years ago

Just can't help thinking of these in the future. Hope these will be preserved and not computer generated.

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BettyHause 10 years ago

SUPERB! EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Marcin Kesek! Come photograph America before it's all gone! You are so Talented! THANK-YOU

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Stubor 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

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CristinaBudzynski 10 years ago

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you for sharing your talent and the beauty of Poland!

1point

IsabelNunes 10 years ago

It's so marvellous! I wish I could go there.

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rakesh.S.C 10 years ago

It's a combination of beauty and timing. Nature is so vast and beautiful and the pictures are mesmerizing. Love to see more of your work.

1point

TamphaG 10 years ago

WOW!

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ALEXIA JAMES 7 years ago

The Most beautiful photos! I cant wait to be back in February amazing x

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VeerappanVenkatachalam 9 years ago

Lovely and unimaginable!

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GregWinterhalter 9 years ago

Very impressive landscape photography. hat are your recommendations for visiting this area of Poland?

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Poppy1990 9 years ago

Jakie piekne zdjecia !!

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DaveRawlings 9 years ago

Beautiful, which is why im off to Rzeszow today then into the Tatras next week :)

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sina goudarzi 9 years ago

its too beautiful

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Nicole Micaela 9 years ago

stunning photographs...congratulations

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StephanieBenson 9 years ago

These photos are out of control amazing!

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GregorGrezel 9 years ago

Przepiekne zdjecia

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JagdishSethi 9 years ago

Very nice photographs and a good photographer only has a eye for the right time to click what he had imagined. Congratulations.

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9 years ago

What an amazing photographs!!!!!! Real wonderful, thank you for sharing.

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Birgitha Landfors 9 years ago

Jag blir alldeles trollbunden sådant ljus, du är så duktig

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ManuelaMP 9 years ago

Your photos are really beautiful! I loved all of them, but the one called "Spring in the Tatras" really touched me. Thank you for sharing :)

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AnkaB 9 years ago

I'm totally in love with these photos! I've been in Tatra but now I see how many beautiful views I haven't seen yet! Thanks for sharing!

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9 years ago

It is Mother Nature at its best! Beautiful. Long live the polish mountains. Thank you Marcin,

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LilianaCosta 9 years ago

wow the photos are breathtaking!!! extraordinary

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AnettHedbrant 9 years ago

Beautiful picture and nature, i love it. <3

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bobbyblair 9 years ago

Very beautiful

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JONtotheworld 9 years ago

Wow! Breathtaking photos. :)

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Aireleo 9 years ago

Beautiful! you are very talented! :)

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JayJohnson 9 years ago

I am breathless after looking at these pictures. They are stunning.

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Aireleo 9 years ago

beautiful! you are very talented!

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JoeGierlach 9 years ago

inspirational

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AmiRaGuzlop 9 years ago

OMG Im so jealous of those pics. U should feel really grateful of having those views! Regards from Mexico!

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JodiSwansey 9 years ago

Wow...I've never seen anything like it before. Breathtaking! www.thrumypeepers.com/blog

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Bernadette Williams 9 years ago

Breath taking

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dartavv 9 years ago

I went there last month and the trip was absolutely amazing!

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saralyra 9 years ago

Amazing! uma paisagem forte e delicada ao mesmo tempo revelando sua sensibilidade para a beleza de sua terra natal. Agradeço por compartilha

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9 years ago

Wonderful places and work.

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9 years ago

So beautiful scenery

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MichelleNewsom 10 years ago

Beautiful

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CristinaRamirez 10 years ago

Beautiful

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JürgenHolzwarth 10 years ago

Really great work, Marcin

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Pooja Sharma 10 years ago

Absolute Beauty. Hats off to photographer for making this beauty more beautiful in his capturings.

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Alfian Fermana 10 years ago

Amazing life you have. So envy. God bless you

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Vu Chi 10 years ago

I like that method "capture these amazing surroundings at the right time and the best possible lighting". It showed very amazing results.

0points

Gina Szmulewicz 10 years ago

Amazing -- what a beautiful corner of the globe. Your pictures are an inspiration to travel.

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GinaSzmulewicz 10 years ago

Amazing -- what a beautiful corner of the globe! Your pictures are an inspiration to travel.

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Hannah Klopping 10 years ago

Poland looks just like Oregon!!! .....don't move here.

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HannahKlopping 10 years ago

The most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. I had no idea Poland? THANK YOU!!!!

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Laura Farrell Abarca 10 years ago

Beautiful! ♥

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MonikaKula 10 years ago

Proud to be a Pole :)

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Paula Koláriková (PeroxidVodika) 10 years ago

Naše krásne Tatry :*

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PaulaKoláriková(PeroxidVodika) 10 years ago

Naše krásne Tatry :*

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BernadetteWilliams 10 years ago

Beautiful

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Betty Hause 10 years ago

You are so Talented, Marcin Kesek! Thanks for sharing! Come photograph America before it changes anymore?! Please?!

0points

Wondersense blog 10 years ago

I especially like the colour and fine details in 'Łapszanka'.

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Wondersense blog 10 years ago

I was there this summer! I took so many photographs that I still haven't got round to choosing which photos to put on my blog.

0points

Wondersenseblog 10 years ago

I was there this summer! I have so many photos of the trip that I still haven't got round to choosing which ones to put on my blog.

0points

Agnieszka Cybulska 10 years ago

Jestem z Pomorza ale..." BoSZe" Jak ja kocham góry po obejrzeniu twoich prac ... Chcę tam być !

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AgnieszkaCybulska 10 years ago

Jestem z Pomorza ," boSze" jak ja kocham góry po twoich fotografiach - chce tam być

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Frank Mede 10 years ago

Tatra is not just Polish!Tatra occupy an area of (303 sq mi)>(236 sq mi) (77.7%) lie within Slovakia and just(68 sq mi) (22.3%) on Poland.

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KingaEdytaDudzińska 10 years ago

But these are Polish Tatra mountains :)

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WojciechPieńkowski 10 years ago

Sorry .... ale takie piękne są nasze Tatry! Szacunek dla Autora za wyczucie piękna i profesjonalizm. To nie Photoshop - takie są!

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AgnieszkaJung 10 years ago

Piękne.. Pana widoki zachwycają.. tym bardziej że to również moje tereny :) pozdrawiam

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Nawarona 10 years ago

Absolutely fantastic!

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Martha Tan 10 years ago

This is amazing. Truly, a spectacle the eyes have the honour of witnessing.

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joãofrancisco 10 years ago

I want enter in PC! *O*

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aleksandrarodzinska 10 years ago

Czyste piekno. Od pol wieku meszkam w Tatrach i codziennie mnie zachwycaja.

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IlcdTacnacs 10 years ago

well its not greenpoint brooklyn

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otik oticzek 10 years ago

Przepiękne

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Piotr Kostrzewa 10 years ago

Wiem, że to strasznie, tak promować szowinistycznie swoich, ale piękne i Polskie w 100 %.

0points

DominikMarcinkiewicz 10 years ago

w 100% to by było jakby nie +10000% kontrastu

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AbiezerCelzo224352 9 years ago

Just can't help thinking of these in the future. Hope these will be preserved and not computer generated.

1point

BettyHause 10 years ago

SUPERB! EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Marcin Kesek! Come photograph America before it's all gone! You are so Talented! THANK-YOU

1point

Stubor 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

1point

CristinaBudzynski 10 years ago

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you for sharing your talent and the beauty of Poland!

1point

IsabelNunes 10 years ago

It's so marvellous! I wish I could go there.

1point

rakesh.S.C 10 years ago

It's a combination of beauty and timing. Nature is so vast and beautiful and the pictures are mesmerizing. Love to see more of your work.

1point

TamphaG 10 years ago

WOW!

1point

ALEXIA JAMES 7 years ago

The Most beautiful photos! I cant wait to be back in February amazing x

0points

VeerappanVenkatachalam 9 years ago

Lovely and unimaginable!

0points

GregWinterhalter 9 years ago

Very impressive landscape photography. hat are your recommendations for visiting this area of Poland?

0points

Poppy1990 9 years ago

Jakie piekne zdjecia !!

0points

DaveRawlings 9 years ago

Beautiful, which is why im off to Rzeszow today then into the Tatras next week :)

0points

sina goudarzi 9 years ago

its too beautiful

0points

Nicole Micaela 9 years ago

stunning photographs...congratulations

0points

StephanieBenson 9 years ago

These photos are out of control amazing!

0points

GregorGrezel 9 years ago

Przepiekne zdjecia

0points

JagdishSethi 9 years ago

Very nice photographs and a good photographer only has a eye for the right time to click what he had imagined. Congratulations.

0points

9 years ago

What an amazing photographs!!!!!! Real wonderful, thank you for sharing.

0points

Birgitha Landfors 9 years ago

Jag blir alldeles trollbunden sådant ljus, du är så duktig

0points

ManuelaMP 9 years ago

Your photos are really beautiful! I loved all of them, but the one called "Spring in the Tatras" really touched me. Thank you for sharing :)

0points

AnkaB 9 years ago

I'm totally in love with these photos! I've been in Tatra but now I see how many beautiful views I haven't seen yet! Thanks for sharing!

0points

9 years ago

It is Mother Nature at its best! Beautiful. Long live the polish mountains. Thank you Marcin,

0points

LilianaCosta 9 years ago

wow the photos are breathtaking!!! extraordinary

0points

AnettHedbrant 9 years ago

Beautiful picture and nature, i love it. <3

0points

bobbyblair 9 years ago

Very beautiful

0points

JONtotheworld 9 years ago

Wow! Breathtaking photos. :)

0points

Aireleo 9 years ago

Beautiful! you are very talented! :)

0points

JayJohnson 9 years ago

I am breathless after looking at these pictures. They are stunning.

0points

Aireleo 9 years ago

beautiful! you are very talented!

0points

JoeGierlach 9 years ago

inspirational

0points

AmiRaGuzlop 9 years ago

OMG Im so jealous of those pics. U should feel really grateful of having those views! Regards from Mexico!

0points

JodiSwansey 9 years ago

Wow...I've never seen anything like it before. Breathtaking! www.thrumypeepers.com/blog

0points

Bernadette Williams 9 years ago

Breath taking

0points

dartavv 9 years ago

I went there last month and the trip was absolutely amazing!

0points

saralyra 9 years ago

Amazing! uma paisagem forte e delicada ao mesmo tempo revelando sua sensibilidade para a beleza de sua terra natal. Agradeço por compartilha

0points

9 years ago

Wonderful places and work.

0points

9 years ago

So beautiful scenery

0points

MichelleNewsom 10 years ago

Beautiful

0points

CristinaRamirez 10 years ago

Beautiful

0points

JürgenHolzwarth 10 years ago

Really great work, Marcin

0points

Pooja Sharma 10 years ago

Absolute Beauty. Hats off to photographer for making this beauty more beautiful in his capturings.

0points

Alfian Fermana 10 years ago

Amazing life you have. So envy. God bless you

0points

Vu Chi 10 years ago

I like that method "capture these amazing surroundings at the right time and the best possible lighting". It showed very amazing results.

0points

Gina Szmulewicz 10 years ago

Amazing -- what a beautiful corner of the globe. Your pictures are an inspiration to travel.

0points

GinaSzmulewicz 10 years ago

Amazing -- what a beautiful corner of the globe! Your pictures are an inspiration to travel.

0points

Hannah Klopping 10 years ago

Poland looks just like Oregon!!! .....don't move here.

0points

HannahKlopping 10 years ago

The most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. I had no idea Poland? THANK YOU!!!!

0points

Laura Farrell Abarca 10 years ago

Beautiful! ♥

0points

MonikaKula 10 years ago

Proud to be a Pole :)

0points

Paula Koláriková (PeroxidVodika) 10 years ago

Naše krásne Tatry :*

0points

PaulaKoláriková(PeroxidVodika) 10 years ago

Naše krásne Tatry :*

0points

BernadetteWilliams 10 years ago

Beautiful

0points

Betty Hause 10 years ago

You are so Talented, Marcin Kesek! Thanks for sharing! Come photograph America before it changes anymore?! Please?!

0points

Wondersense blog 10 years ago

I especially like the colour and fine details in 'Łapszanka'.

0points

Wondersense blog 10 years ago

I was there this summer! I took so many photographs that I still haven't got round to choosing which photos to put on my blog.

0points

Wondersenseblog 10 years ago

I was there this summer! I have so many photos of the trip that I still haven't got round to choosing which ones to put on my blog.

0points

Agnieszka Cybulska 10 years ago

Jestem z Pomorza ale..." BoSZe" Jak ja kocham góry po obejrzeniu twoich prac ... Chcę tam być !

0points

AgnieszkaCybulska 10 years ago

Jestem z Pomorza ," boSze" jak ja kocham góry po twoich fotografiach - chce tam być

0points

Frank Mede 10 years ago

Tatra is not just Polish!Tatra occupy an area of (303 sq mi)>(236 sq mi) (77.7%) lie within Slovakia and just(68 sq mi) (22.3%) on Poland.

0points

KingaEdytaDudzińska 10 years ago

But these are Polish Tatra mountains :)

1point

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WojciechPieńkowski 10 years ago

Sorry .... ale takie piękne są nasze Tatry! Szacunek dla Autora za wyczucie piękna i profesjonalizm. To nie Photoshop - takie są!

0points

AgnieszkaJung 10 years ago

Piękne.. Pana widoki zachwycają.. tym bardziej że to również moje tereny :) pozdrawiam

0points

Nawarona 10 years ago

Absolutely fantastic!

0points

Martha Tan 10 years ago

This is amazing. Truly, a spectacle the eyes have the honour of witnessing.

0points

joãofrancisco 10 years ago

I want enter in PC! *O*

0points

aleksandrarodzinska 10 years ago

Czyste piekno. Od pol wieku meszkam w Tatrach i codziennie mnie zachwycaja.

0points

IlcdTacnacs 10 years ago

well its not greenpoint brooklyn

0points

otik oticzek 10 years ago

Przepiękne

0points

Piotr Kostrzewa 10 years ago

Wiem, że to strasznie, tak promować szowinistycznie swoich, ale piękne i Polskie w 100 %.

0points

DominikMarcinkiewicz 10 years ago

w 100% to by było jakby nie +10000% kontrastu

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