ProgramWSF 2011 photographers
Alban Bodineau
Alban has been a professional photographer for about fifteen years. After working for the printed press, he joined the Council of Europe in 2000. In his ten years there he discovered a marvellous world and gained a lot of precious experience in an international organisation that defends human rights, the rule of law and peace in the world.
For ten full years he met and photographed the most eminent political and public figures, not only from the 47 member States but from all over the world. His job took him to thirty-odd different countries, where he did over 40 in-depth photographic reports. In Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Lichtenstein and all the other countries he visited, he met many wonderful people and had some unforgettable experiences.
Alban discovered salsa in 2004 and became an unconditional fan. Over the last three years, between 2008 and 2010, he has attended more than 30 festivals all over Europe, and danced in every country he has been to, even for his work. He can truly say he is now a fully-fledged member of the great and happy family of salsa. He has met countless artists, including the living legend, The Mambo King Eddie Torres, The Diva Griselle Ponce, the marvellous Melissa Rosado and many others, and made so many friends among his partners and fellow dancers.
He has now decided to devote himself 100% to his passion – salsa. Since August 2010, he is offering his services to festivals all over the world, to immortalise the great moments we all live thanks to these salsa events. From now on everyone will be able to freely check out pictures of festivals, artists and even themselves dancing, and order them from Alban's Internet site if they so wish, as well as accessing a wealth of information about festivals, favourite artists and other useful tips.
Rico Anderer
Daniel Stein
Erwin Geier
Krzysztof Hudaszek
Krzysztof Hudaszek is an amateur photographer and dancer. He discovered his passion for photography 2 years ago. Since then his portfolio consists mostly of ballroom dance competitions in Poland and abroad.
He is fascinated with dance photography and dance events photojournalism. He is a frequent guest there, recently also the official photographer for Key Salsa Festival 2011. He caught the salsa bug a year ago and is currently learning its on2 secrets in Krambo Dance School in Cracow.
His best photos can be found on his photoblog at http://khudaszek.blogspot.com/
Marcin Szajnfeld
Marcin Szajnfeld is very keen on dance and theatre photography. As an avid dance enthusiast, he participates in numerous dance festiwals, workshops and competitions. His commissions include work for leading Warsaw dance schools and organisations, such as Sulewscy Dance Academy, Salsa Libre Dance Studio, Salsa Factory Dance School or the Argentine Tango Association. He has recently debuted as a theatre photographer, preparing promo materials for the newest play staged at Roma Music Theatre.
Marcin draws inspiration from various sources, including those unrelated to dance. He is fascinated by the clash of a person with their dynamic environment. That's why he enjoys photoreportage and social photography projects. A meticulous observer, he attempts to reflect reality in unorthodox ways. One example of such work is his series of photographs of modern Warsaw architecture. His aim is to capture the intangible and to stimulate the imagination of the viewer.
Marek Sokołowki
Mateusz Płatek
Mateusz Płatek loves photography and dancing. He took his first photographs 15 years ago, way before the advent of digital photography. Even now, he likes to use a conventional film camera for shots that have more soul and life.
What he loves about photography is the possibility to capture beautiful details of everyday life and to preserve the memories of places and things of the past.
Dancing, his second passion, complements the first one perfectly. Mateusz admits that learning to dance taught him the basic principles of dance movements, which in turn enabled him to predict and capture interesting moments. In addition, dancing bring his him extraordinary joy. Why? Any dance lover will know the answer to this question.
Anna Pogonowska
