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

I nagroda w kategorii „Student” oraz I nagroda w kategorii „Wildlife”

Muzyka

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

Wywiady i wystąpienia

Wybrane wystąpienia w telewizji i innych mediach

Partnerzy

Wybrane firmy, z którymi współpracowałem:

Filmy

  • 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

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