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6 Award-Winning Aerials

Kacper Kowalski’s newest book, Side Effects (2014), offers a bird’s-eye view of human activity etched on Poland’s land and seascapes. The book took second place in the 2015 World Press Photo Contest in the "Long-Term Projects" category.

Ice-covered Vistula River near the village of Kiezmark, Poland, during winter. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

In the heart of Tuchola Forest. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

Ice flow on the Vistula River near Grudziadz in winter. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

Deconstructed gantry covered in snow, Poland. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

Lake near Gdynia in autumn. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

Waste from the salt production process from Janikowo Sodium Plant. Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Panos

6 Award-Winning Aerials

Kacper Kowalski’s newest book, Side Effects (2014), offers a bird’s-eye view of human activity etched on Poland’s land and seascapes. The book took second place in the 2015 World Press Photo Contest in the "Long-Term Projects" category.

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