PHOTO BLOG
Photo journal of my excursions captured through a lens of a classic Fuji X100S. The blog provides a glimpse of my evolution as a photographer, showcasing my artistic journey and the development of my style over time. I mainly shoot urban landscapes, street scenes and lifestyle portraits. Whenever I go somewhere significant, a camera (mostly) goes with me.
AI ART GALLERY
Gallery of visuals influenced by a blend of the past and future, filled with mysterious atmosphere, mood and hidden meanings. Images are generated by AI and meticulously imagined, edited and curated by myself. The intention is to experiment, create emotion, expand imagination and inspire creativity.
Szymon Stelmaszyk
Polish artist, street photographer, image maker, chess enthusiast, consumer of culture as well as graphic & web designer with over 20 years of experience.
Since early age I gravitated towards art and technology and tought myself web design while roaming through the early Internet at the turn of the century. I improved my skills with graphics and composition at the High School of Arts which I graduated with diploma in design and photography in 2003. During this time my illustrations and comics were published in various magazines and I co-organised online exhibits featuring many Polish artists known today.
Following that I studied graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts for a few years before dropping out and moving to London to purse a career in my profession. After working mostly in the interactive design field (the golden age of flash and early days of UX/UI) and collaborating with many acclaimed British and Polish agencies for over a decade I founded SYROP, an independent studio to design visual identity systems and develop treatments for production companies, agencies and advertising directors worldwide.
As time passed and I was approaching my 40s, I decided to focus more on personal projects that offered me a better opportunity to express my creativity. I expanded my interests in street photography, as well as digital art which became a totally new and exciting medium because of the AI revolution. If you'd like to get in touch, send me an email or message me. I'll get back to you as soon as I can... I promise 😈
WHO ASKED?
Who asked? No one.. but here are some fun facts about me 🤟🏻
I got connected to The Internet in 1999 in the good old web 1.0, IRC and The Matrix days.
My first analog camera was Zenit and first digital camera was Canon Ixus v2 in 2002.
My diploma, flash website Simonlab got recognized on the design scene in 2003.
I got into chess in 2004 after reading Marcel Duchamp's biography.
My first work abroad was an acclaimed London based design agency.
I stood in line for the original iPhone back in 2007 at Regent Street Apple Store.
I produced and co-hosted two podcasts in 2008 and 2010 when podcasting was still new.
My MBTI is ISTJ/INTJ, Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo, Ascendant in Leo xD
My favorite team is the Golden State Warriors which I support since 2015-16 season.
One of my favorite series is the reality show Survivor, of which I have seen 35 seasons.
One of my favorite movies is David Fincher's remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
One of my favorite bands is NIИ which tracks I played more than 7000 times.