Portfolio
About
My name is Dariusz Wojtała and I'm a photographer from Gdynia. I graduated from the Tricity School of Photography ("TSF"), and I've been taking photographs since 2018.
I mostly photograph the city, its architecture, and everyday moments that often go unnoticed. In my photographs I look for light, geometry, and the relationship between people and space.
I'm less interested in documenting places than in interpreting them - reducing urban chaos to lines, shapes, light, and single gestures. Sometimes I do this through color and a minimalist frame, other times through black and white, which lets me focus on form, contrast, and atmosphere.
For me, photography is a way of carefully observing reality and finding order in what seems ordinary at first glance. I don't look for spectacular events. I'm more interested in images that exist only for a moment - the right light, a person's silhouette, a shadow, or a chance arrangement of the city's elements.
My two photographic perspectives, color and black and white, are united by one thing: a subjective way of looking at space, and an attempt to show it a little differently than we see it every day.
This approach has been repeatedly recognized and awarded in the photography competitions I've entered, and my photographs have been exhibited both in Poland and abroad.
Selected Awards and Distinctions
- Grand Prix, the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Award, "Shipyard: A Second Life" competition 2023, for the work "Shipyard: The Next Generation"
- "Shipyard: A Second Life" competition 2023, 1st prize in the "Young City #newstories" category
- Gdynia Modernism in Focus 2025, 1st place
- Gdynia Modernism in Focus 2022, 1st place
- Sea Legend of Gdynia in Focus 2021, 3rd place
- Gdynia Modernism in Focus 2020, 2nd place
- Sea Legend of Gdynia in Focus 2020, 3rd place
Distinctions in International Competitions
- Monochrome Photography Awards 2022, distinction in the architecture category
- International Photography Awards 2019, distinction in the abstract architecture category
- International Photography Awards 2019, distinction in the street photography category
- Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019, distinction in the portrait category
Collaboration
Premium Prints
The photographs in this portfolio are available as limited edition fine art prints on archival paper, in formats suited to home or office spaces. Each print is prepared individually, with the crop, size, and finish chosen to match the specific space.
It's a good choice for Gdynia-inspired interior decor, a gift for someone attached to the city, or simply a photograph that moved you. Get in touch and we'll work out the details together.
B2B Collaboration
I work with companies, institutions, and creators who value authentic, recognizable photography of Gdynia and its modernist architecture, now inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The people who usually reach out to me include:
- developers and real estate agencies promoting modernist buildings and developments
- hotels, restaurants, and offices looking for distinctive, locally rooted interior decor
- publishers, guidebooks, and media covering the architecture and history of Gdynia
- cultural institutions and tourism organizations promoting the city's heritage
- architects and interior designers in need of reference or decorative material
I offer photo licensing for marketing and publishing materials, commercial photography (architectural documentation, corporate events), and collaboration on campaigns promoting Gdynia. The best way forward is simply to reach out directly, I'm happy to discuss the details: go to contact.
Contact
Email: wojtala.art@gmail.com