honorable mention
Piotr Zwarycz poland
title
Believe until the end
On December 4, 2019, all of Poland held its breath for a moment, hoping to save anyone from the multigenerated family.
The photos show the enormous scale of the damage and the hard work of the firefighters; the rescue operation was hindered by a long-lasting fire of the collapsed structure. The high temperature of the rubble made it impossible for the rescue dogs to work and it was therefore necessary to search manually.
We all believed, fighting to the end, that we would be able to find living people.
cave climber, scuba diver, skydiver, motorboat, photographer, documentary
filmmaker. Winner and finalist of competitions, among others Grand Press
Photo, Silesian Press Photography, Amundsen Photo Award, National
Geographic Grand Photo Contest, Chromatic Awards, ND Photographer of The
Year 2019. Author of many photo albums and documentary projects in Poland
and abroad, including the mission of Polish firefighters in Sweden.
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entry description
Is a series of photographs showing the dramatic fight of Silesian firefighters after a gas explosion in a three-story house in Szczyrk.On December 4, 2019, all of Poland held its breath for a moment, hoping to save anyone from the multigenerated family.
The photos show the enormous scale of the damage and the hard work of the firefighters; the rescue operation was hindered by a long-lasting fire of the collapsed structure. The high temperature of the rubble made it impossible for the rescue dogs to work and it was therefore necessary to search manually.
We all believed, fighting to the end, that we would be able to find living people.
about the photographer
Piotr Zwarycz - officer of the State Fire Service with 18 years of experience, altitude rescuer,cave climber, scuba diver, skydiver, motorboat, photographer, documentary
filmmaker. Winner and finalist of competitions, among others Grand Press
Photo, Silesian Press Photography, Amundsen Photo Award, National
Geographic Grand Photo Contest, Chromatic Awards, ND Photographer of The
Year 2019. Author of many photo albums and documentary projects in Poland
and abroad, including the mission of Polish firefighters in Sweden.
back to gallery