KACPER KOWALSKI

Kacper Kowalski is a Polish aerial photographer.  Born in 1977, Kowalski is a graduate of the Technical University of Gdańsk, where he studied architecture. After working in architecture for four years, Kowalski now devotes himself entirely to flying and photography. Both as a pilot and a photographer, he takes aerial pictures of natural and urban environments in his native Poland.

Kowalski’s photographs have been honored by World Press Photo (2009, 2014, 2015) and Picture of the Year International (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), among many others. His first book of photography, Side Effects, received awards from Photo District News and the Moscow International Foto Awards. He lives in Gdynia, a port city in northern Poland. Kowalski has had two solo exhibitions at The Curator Gallery, 2015’s Above & Beyond and 2016’s Fade to White.  

Press

Kacper Kowalski on Amateur Photography Magazine Kacper Kowalski: Aerial landscapes with a difference
Kacper Kowalski solo exhibition "Above" featured on PacificSun The View From ‘Above’: Solo show for photographer Kacper Kowalski

The first solo-artist show at San Anselmo’s Garvey|Simon gallery offers a change in perspective. “Above” features the work of Kacper Kowalski, a Polish photographer who lives to fly—and just so happens to have a camera on-hand to share his bird’s eye view with the world.

NYC-Based Gallery Opens San Anselmo Satellite Pacific Sun
Reality Check: Shifting Perspectives featured in Art Daily
Exhibition explores pleasure and gratification Playtime featured in ArtDaily
How One Photographer Captures the Changing Seasons—from 500 Feet in the Air
Kacper Kowalski: aerial abstraction – in pictures
THE STUNNING NATURE (AND INDUSTRY) OF POLAND FROM ABOVE
Photographing Everyday Beauty From Above