As claimed by Krzysztof Candrowicz in this issue, the Polish art scene has long been acknowledged interna- tionally for its music, its theatre, it literature, its cinema and its plastic or graphic arts. And photography has strangely remained on the side, with the notable excep- tion of the historical figure incarnated by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Even a giant such as conceptual photographer and video artist Józef Robakowski, inter- viewed in these pages and exhibited worldwide since the 1970s, does not receive such deserved recognition. In the younger generation, emerging names include Rafał Milach and his magnificently conceived books, or Marta Zgierska, the 2016 recipient of the HSBC Prize for Photography.

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