Biography
Piotr Skubisz is an independent photographer passionate about portrait photography, the human body, and the exploration of self-awareness and self-discovery. He graduated from The Film School in Łódź (PWSFTviT) and Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw, where he developed an interest in cultural anthropology, which strongly influences his approach to capturing the human experience. Photography is for him a continuous journey of experiencing and discovering, blending aesthetics with reflection.
Recognized for his work, Piotr was shortlisted in the Portraiture category of the Open competition at the prestigious 2025 Sony World Photography Awards. He has also been awarded a Gold and Bronze medal at the PX3 2024 competition and has received official selections in the IPA.
Piotr collaborates with models, creating authentic, expressive portraits and fine art photography. His work explores the nuances of human emotion and cultural identity, striving to capture the essence of each portrayed subject.
Currently based in Warsaw, he enjoys travelling and is always open to new challenges.
Commissions are welcome, including travel assignments.
Currently based in Warsaw, he enjoys travelling and is always open to new challenges.
Commissions are welcome, including travel assignments.
Awards & Recognition (2024-2025)
• 2025 SWPA Sony World Photography Awards , Shortlist, Open competition, Portraiture
• 2024 PX3, The Prix de la Photographie, Paris): Gold and Bronze Medal (Portrait)
• 2024 ReFocus The World Photo Annual Awards: Silver Medal (Fine Art), Bronze Medal (People), Bronze Medal (Portrait)
• 2024 TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards: Bronze Medal (People-Portrait), Honorable Mentions (4x)
• 2024 Monochrome Awards: 3rd Place (Portrait), Honorable Mentions (2x)
• 2024 IPA (The International Photography Awards): Official Selection (Fine Art-Portrait, People-Lifestyle, People-Traditions/Culture)
• 2024 Brodziak Academy: TOP10 Masters of Creation
• 2024 Annual Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions (3x People: Portraiture)
• 2024 Life Framer: Black & White Editors’ Pick
• 2025 LensCulture New Visions 2025, Humanity: Editors' Pick
Featured/Publications
•Photo Vogue online by Vogue Italia
•2025 THE NKD BOOK Vol 2, Still Human Editions (printed)
•Monochrome Awards Book 2024 (printed)
•Newsweek Poland online
•Iconic Artists online
Artistic Statement
Photography is for me an unending journey of experiencing and discovering. My work explores the intricate layers of identity, self-discovery, and cultural identity through the intimate language of portrait and body photography. Each image aims to blend aesthetics with introspection, inviting viewers to reflect on the diverse narratives that shape our world.
Photography is for me a path to discovering and understanding otherness, which also redefines myself. I am constantly on a journey, even while remaining in the same place.
From my earliest years, I have been fascinated by otherness in its broadest sense. This fascination, born in the gray reality of communist Poland, led me to immerse myself in books about people from other cultures, from distant lands, in search of understanding other cultures, places, and people. Later, I became absorbed in science fiction literature, which offered a different perspective on the reality surrounding me, from various points of view. For example, Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness," where there is a species similar to humans known to us from Earth, with the difference that the organism assumed a given gender only for the duration of the mating season. This described condition showed how many things, views, our perception of reality, cultural conditioning, often unconsciously determine our perception of other people, the world, what is considered obvious and absolute. And ourselves as well. Just as much of our perception of the external world is conditioned by our own body – left side, right side.
Better vs. worse.
Better vs. worse.
The human being and the body, through which we communicate and perceive the world – these are the topics that are a constant mystery to me, the main motif of my photography. Which in turn is a medium of contact with this mystery, a constant discovery of the Other, the Unknown.
Through my lens, I strive to celebrate the beauty of diversity and the universal quest for understanding and connection.
