Monika Wanat

Born in 1991 in Warsaw. Artist, photographer, and scientist. PhD in Natural Sciences. Since 2014 she has been taking photos in the “Psyche” series. In 2022, a separate series “Not for us” was created. She has photographed in over thirty countries, the most important of which are Namibia, Oman and Chile. She works mainly with Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8 and Sigma Art 35 mm f/1.4 lenses. Her artworks were awarded in the Muse Photography Awards (Platinum and Gold winner), the New York Photography Awards (Silver Winner), and the Tokyo International Foto Awards (Honorable mention). Moreover, her artworks were exhibited at the Artshow in Warsaw (2-3 March 2024) and in the Ethnographic Museum in Torun, Poland ("Etnoklimaty": post-competition exhibition). Owner of the polish brand dedicated to photographic education “Pegazing. The Aesthetic Photography.” Author of the newsletter “Artistic Lessons of Photography”, created in cooperation with contemporary artists. Author of two photography courses: “Original and consistent photo editing”, “Creative product photography “, and the e-book “How to capture beauty in the frame? A subjective guide to aesthetics in photography.