SEKO Kazimierz (1917–2006) — Fishermen from the state-owned farm on Lake Otmuchowskie. Photograph, August 1951.
SEKO Kazimierz (1917–2006) – Fishermen from the State-Owned Farm (P.G.R.) on Lake Otmuchowskie. Photograph, August 1951.
Gelatin-silver print. Dimensions: approx. 40 x 31 cm. On the reverse: a description in pencil, the “Maryna” emblem, and the number 52/2.
Fishermen with nets on the shore of the lake.
Kazimierz Seko (1917–2006)—photojournalist, born near Stanisławów; he began taking photographs while studying at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Lviv. During the occupation, he helped Jews—he was posthumously honored with the Righteous Among the Nations medal. After the war, he settled in Upper Silesia. From 1948 to 1952, he worked at the Military Photographic Agency, then at the Central Photographic Agency; in 1952, he organized the Katowice branch of the Central Photographic Agency (CAF), which he headed until 1982. In 1973, he was the first Polish photographer to serve on the World Press Photo jury. He was a co-founder of the Silesian Press Photography Club and an honorary member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF). His archive (over 40,000 photographs) is housed at the Museum of the History of Katowice.
SEKO Kazimierz (1917–2006) – Fishermen from the State-Owned Farm (P.G.R.) on Lake Otmuchowskie. Photograph, August 1951.
Gelatin-silver print. Dimensions: approx. 40 x 31 cm. On the reverse: a description in pencil, the “Maryna” emblem, and the number 52/2.
Fishermen with nets on the shore of the lake.
Kazimierz Seko (1917–2006)—photojournalist, born near Stanisławów; he began taking photographs while studying at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Lviv. During the occupation, he helped Jews—he was posthumously honored with the Righteous Among the Nations medal. After the war, he settled in Upper Silesia. From 1948 to 1952, he worked at the Military Photographic Agency, then at the Central Photographic Agency; in 1952, he organized the Katowice branch of the Central Photographic Agency (CAF), which he headed until 1982. In 1973, he was the first Polish photographer to serve on the World Press Photo jury. He was a co-founder of the Silesian Press Photography Club and an honorary member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF). His archive (over 40,000 photographs) is housed at the Museum of the History of Katowice.
