Witold Krassowski

In 2009 he obtained a doctorate with a dissertation submitted to the Institute of Film and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice. He accepted lectureships at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 2012, he resided at the Academy. He held the post of vice-dean there. In 2017 he became a professor at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1992 he won third prize in the category "Daily Life – Stories" in the World Press Photo contest with a black-and-white reportage on everyday life in Afghanistan. In 1999 he was appointed to the jury of this contest. In 2003, he again was a prize-winner at World Press Photo: He won third prize in the category Science and Technology for a black-and-white reportage on the operation of the historic steam locomotives of Wolsztyn near Poznan. In 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2003 he was one of the winners of the competition Polska Fotografia Prasowa (Polish Press Photography).

After his studies, Krassowski turned to photography, the knowledge he had acquired as an autodidact. In 1988 he went to England to earn money for house painting. During this time, he visited the editors of the London daily newspaper The Independent to present his portfolio of photographic work. He immediately received further commissions and for the next six months worked for The Independent. After his return, he worked as a photo reporter for Polish and foreign magazines.

Krassowski grew up in Warsaw. After graduating from high school, he studied French literature and applied linguistics at the University of Warsaw from 1975 to 1979. In 1979/80 he completed a year of study at the Institute of General Linguistics at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3. After his return, he completed his studies with a diploma in Warsaw.

Witold Krassowski (born 10 April 1956 in Warsaw) is a Polish photographer and university teacher. He twice won a prize in the international contest World Press Photo.