My name is Mateusz Piesiak and I am a wildlife photographer and filmmaker from Poland.

Through my work, I want to show the beauty of nature and to tell the stories of those
who live all around us but cannot speak for themselves – the animals.

How it all began

Ever since I was little, I felt drawn to nature. Instead of playing football with my friends (I like sport now too!), I would rather just go at the lake, check on the family of swans, watch where the ants go and just listen to birds.

I loved all the animals however for some reason birds were the most interesting to me. I had a checklist and where I would mark all the species I observed. I had so much fun learning about birds their behaviour. I knew everything about birds – how to tell which species of woodpeckers hits the tree based on the frequency of hits, how to tell whether it’s a chiffchaff singing or just a starling imitating a chiffchaff.

When I was 13, I got my first camera, and that’s when my journey with wildlife photography began. At first, I was just documenting every animal I encountered, but over the years, my approach evolved. I started to think more intentionally about each shot, trying to capture specific species and building hides where I would sit for hours waiting for the animals to come.

When I was 14, I used to wake up at 4am, catch the first bus out of the city and head off to photograph wildlife – then go straight back to school.

One day, I went to photograph little ringed plovers in a muddy field. As I tried to get closer, I suddenly sank so deep that both my boots got completely stuck. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t pull them out. In the end, I had to walk back to school barefoot, completely covered in mud. But it was worth it – I got a photo of a plover!

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022

Rising Star Portfolio Award

Siena international Photography Awards

1st prize in "Student" and 1st prize in "Wildlife" category

Music

Capture the elusive concert in Germany

In 2023 I perfomed at the biggest wildlife photography festival in Europe “GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year” in Germany.

Media

Interviews & features

Chosen appearances in TV, press and other media.

PARTNERS

Previous collaborations include:

Videos

  • Pytanie Na Śniadanie
  • Dzień Dobry TVN
  • TVP3 Wrocław
  • TVN24 - 2015
  • TVN24 - 2012

Interviews

  • www.wrocław.pl - wywiad 2015
  • www.wrocław.pl - wywiad 2016
  • Gazeta Wrocławska - 2015
  • Gazeta Wrocławska - 2013
  • Wrocław Nasze Miasto - 2012
  • Wrocław Nasze Miasto - 2013
  • Wrocław Nasze Miasto - 2013 wywiad
  • Wrocław Nasze Miasto - 2015
  • Wrocław Nasze Miasto - 2016
  • Gazeta Wyborcza
  • Fotopolis.pl - recenzja obiektywu

Behind the scenes