Janusz Jurek
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A visual artist: a graphic designer, illustrator, and street photographer with a passion for finding the absurd in everyday life and intriguing candid situations that somehow deviate from the norm. He has won over 70 awards and distinctions in photography competitions in Poland and internationally, and his graphics and photographs have been presented at over 200 events, exhibitions, and festivals.
https://januszjurek.info/about-me/#english
Awards
Over 70 awards in photography competitions
National Geographic – Honorable Mention (2022) | Honorable Mention (2025) Urban Photo Awards – Finalist (2022) | Semi-finalist (2024) | Finalist (2025), Italy Leica Street Photo – Finalist (2026) Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards – Finalist (2021) | Finalist (2022) | Finalist (2024) Wielkopolska DOC – Grand Prix (2025) | 4× Award Winner (2024/2025) | 2× Honorable Mention (2024) Wielkopolska Press Photo – 1st Prize (2019) | Finalist (2021) Portret Prawdziwy – 2nd Prize (2025) | 2× Honorable Mention (2022), Nowy Tomyśl, Poland EISA Maestro – 1st Prize (2025, Poland) | 1st Prize (2024, Poland) | 2nd Prize (2024, International) | People's Choice Award (2024) Prawda Prowincji – 1st Prize (2025), Września, Poland Polska – Konteksty – 3rd Prize (2026), Konin, Poland W obiektywie 25 – Honorable Mention (2026), Kalisz, Poland Sposoby Widzenia – Honorable Mention (2026), Białystok, Poland APF Magazine Photographer of the Year – Top 20 Finalist (2025) Brussels Street Photography Festival – Finalist (2026), Brussels, Belgium Oslo Street Photo Festival – Finalist (2026), Oslo, Norway Asahi – Honorable Mention (2024), Tokyo, Japan Environment&Me – EEA – 2nd Prize (2025), Denmark Eyeshot – Honorable Mention (2025), Bologna, Italy IPPAMTA World Photography Day – Finalist (2025), Kolkata, India Italian Street Photo Festival – Finalist (2023) | 2× Finalist (2024), Rome, Italy KAAF – 1st Prize (2026), Iran Mexico Street Photo Fest – Top 20 Finalist (2025), Mexico Minamata Convention on Mercury – 1st Prize (2023), Geneva, Switzerland Photopolis – 2nd Prize (2023), Greece ROSL Photography Competition – Finalist (2025), London, United Kingdom The Nature Conservancy – 1st Prize (2022), USA The Photography Foundation – Highly Commended (2026), London, United Kingdom Portret – Honorable Mention (2025), Trzcianka, Poland Tradycja w Obiektywie – 1st Prize (2022) | 1st Prize (2025), Lublin, Poland Architektura w Obiektywie – 3rd Prize (2025), Łódź, Poland Broniewski – Symulacja Twórczości – 3rd Prize (2024) Etnoklimaty – 2nd Prize (2025) | Finalist (2021), Toruń, Poland Festiwal Fotoforma – 2nd Prize (2025), Warsaw, Poland ŚwiatłoSiła – 3rd Prize (2025) | Honorable Mention (2025), Sopot, Poland Foto Art Festival – Finalist (2025), Bielsko-Biała, Poland Fotograficzne Diamenty – 3rd Prize (2022) Jurajski Festiwal Fotograficzny – 2nd Prize (2023) | Honorable Mention (2026) Nikon Szeroki Kadr – 1st Prize (2021) | 2nd Prize (2024) | 3rd Prize (2025) Otwarte Mistrzostwa Fotograficzne – Honorable Mention (2023), Olsztyn, Poland Pandemia – Art in Times of the Pandemic – Honorable Mention (2020), Toruń, Poland Senior w Obiektywie Ekonomii Społecznej – 2× Honorable Mention (2023), Warsaw, Poland Travel Photography – Photo of the Year (2021) | 1st Prize – "On the Road" (2021)