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The multifarious styles of Maciek Pozoga is a real coup for portrait photography

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Date
13 July 2012

Maciek Pozoga’s portraits of people are some of my total favourites. On one hand he can take on all the banality of a studio photograph (à la family portrait) and make it absolutely extraordinary with green-screen over exposures or a raw yet luxurious, painting-like sittings – which all make for great, unlikely fashion stories and editorial.

When outside of controlled environments, his resourcefulness with natural light and props and the obvious ease of his subject prove him to be much more than a technical photographer. It’s just something about the sporadic-ness of his photographic styles that makes me think he knows just how to capture a person in a way that really says something about their character and even more about Maciek’s talent.

A person looks off to the side, wearing a bright blue hooded jacket over a cream-coloured garment with embroidered detailing. They are set against a plain, muted blue background.
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Maciek Pozoga: Looking for Europe

A portrait of a child with freckles, looking off-camera with a neutral expression. They wear an orange sports jersey with a black V-neck collar against a plain blue background.
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Maciek Pozoga: Looking for Europe

A person smiles while looking through a rain-streaked pane of glass. Water droplets blur their features and the white shirt they are wearing.
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Maciek Pozoga: Commissioned portraits of Jean-Paul Goude in his studio. Paris, 2012.

A person wearing glasses and a striped top looks at the camera, touching their nose. They wear an oversized white shirt draped over their shoulders.
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Maciek Pozoga: Commissioned portraits of Jean-Paul Goude in his studio. Paris, 2012.

A child in blue pyjamas with a red pattern sits on a white desk, looking at a computer screen. The monitor displays a colourful illustration of a figure looking through a window.
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Maciek Pozoga

A person in a light blue suit and pink tie holds a small cactus in a terracotta pot. They wear glasses and make a puckered expression with their lips.
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Maciek Pozoga: Commissioned portrait of sexologist Dr. Waynberg in the new issue of Double Magazine

A person sits on a black block against a dark grey background, leaning forward with their head down. They wear a denim jacket and white trainers, holding a lit cigarette in one hand. A red Coca-Cola can sits on the floor by their feet.
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Maciek Pozoga: In Bloom. 2012

A person with short blonde hair and a shaved nape is seen from behind against a green background. A large, dark red hand is positioned behind them, making a peace sign.
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Maciek Pozoga: In Bloom. 2012

A person with grey hair looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. They wear a dark blue shirt under a dark navy blazer.
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Maciek Pozoga: Jean-Pierre Mocky, Vice Hollywood Issue, 2012.

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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