Jacek Kloskowski | Photography

Jacek Kloskowski is a Polish photographer whose journey with photography spans more than two decades. Drawn to the realms of documentary and portraiture, he explores his subjects with a deeply empathetic gaze—one that gently weaves together the essence of the human spirit and the quiet poetry of the natural world. In March 2022, my sister passed away due to surgery for a brain tumor. She did not live to see her 40th birthday. Shortly after, in an attempt to cope with the overwhelming grief, I decided to start a photography project. Will Gdask and other port cities disappear underwater? Many climate models and forecasts suggest they will. When I return to Gdask to visit my parents, I feel an emptiness in my heart because the world I knew has simply vanished. Giant factories dump chemicals into the rivers, which ultimately flow into the Baltic. And instead of helping children face the climate catastrophe, adults hide away in their air-conditioned cars