Today Was a Good Day

Two good things related to my post from 5 March tonight...

Firstly, one of the photos from that post got published today (here's a link to it, but you can view it below, too).
Secondly, I had the most bizarre 2-min chat with my friend Ben in the afternoon. Here's what happened (this is only an approximation, of course).

- You know that poem by Berger that you posted on your blog? It's absolutely beautiful! It's exquisite. - What Berger's poem are you on about? - You know that recent post with a few pictures from your walk? You said you quoted Berger... - Oh... Oh! Oh, that's my poem. The only bit by Berger is in the last stanza where the quotation marks are.

I'm not greedy for compliments (most of the time, I - honestly - don't like them), but it just doesn't get any better than that if you love Berger the way I do. Ben, you're unbeatable.

Good night.

My Way

I took these photographs during my walk in Poland when I last visited it.

Good night.

It Was Only Ten Days Ago

...but it feels like an eternity. 

 

Good night.

Mnemosyne

Today, I went for a walk imagining my mum thinking about her mum.


She knows well she hasn't grown
to be owned
She doesn't crave to belong
And so
She walks
She walks to the edge of the world
to watch the sun
gently
touching the lake

               She dances with the wind
               above her
               behind her
               about her
                 
                                 She is the only witness to
                                 the drop of sorrowed sounds
                                 the fall of jewelled lacrima of the clouds
                                 hitting the ground

The flat, expressionless sky
teaches her that
'More than half the stars
in the universe
are orphan-stars (...).
And they give off more light than
all the constellation stars.'
And she walks to the end of the Road to You, Mother,
with joy.

In the last stanza, I quoted John Berger, of course, who - I think - is now in heaven, so the sky makes sense to me and his words are taken from his essay Impertinence. 

Enjoy the evening.

And Then the Sun Shone on Me Because It Wanted to

Have a great weekend.

New Publications

Two photos I took last Saturday in my amazingly beautiful hometown have just been published. One is here, but if you'd like to see the other one, check out my portfolio:
http://www.vogue.it/photovogue/portfolio/?id=42254.

Thank you.

Published Today

The photos of My Babcia from my previous post have been published today.

To view them, visit my portfolio here:
 http://www.vogue.it/photovogue/portfolio/?id=42254 (the ones from today are here and here)

Enjoy your evening.

Babcia Today

Good night.

My Grandmother

I took this image of my 86-year-old grandma a few hours ago and it's just been published: http://www.vogue.it/photovogue/portfolio/?id=42254&md_photographer_id=42254&md_pageIndex=0&md_page=0&md_pid=632835

Good night. 

There Are Different Ways of Telling

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

19.02.2017

This is about My Mother.


And when I lay my head down
on your pillow,
I know that I'll sleep well,
believing that Heaven's for letting
or that we've never left Zion.

The Land of Tenderness
will welcome me at dawn.
             With no urgency,
             you'll, softly, look
into my heart to
           quietly
remind me
that
life needs to be
thought about,
just like a happy death
that will meet us 
              halfway
when we shut the windows
of vanishing tomorrows.

My Muse

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Enjoy your weekend!

Paulina

Model: Paulina Eggert 
MUA: Marzena Rygielska / Catmeleon Studio - Marzena Rygielska
Hair: Joanna Dawidowicz
Styling: Voodica Photography
Dress: Gosia Motas
Photo, concept and edit: 
Magical open air photography meeting with Marta Voodica Ciosek and Michał "Ashir" Olszewski - Fotografia

 Enjoy your Sunday.

Good Morning

Model: Paulina Eggert 
MUA: Marzena Rygielska / Catmeleon Studio - Marzena Rygielska
Hair: Joanna Dawidowicz
Styling: Voodica Photography
Dress: Gosia Motas
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)
Magical open air photography meeting with Marta Voodica Ciosek and Michał "Ashir" Olszewski - Fotografia

And here's some beautiful Sunday music.

Just Looking

Model: Anna Sroka
Makeup: Małgorzata Klonecka

Photos, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

https://www.facebook.com/Zlodziejewo/?fref=ts with Marcelina Oczkowska

Good night.

Just a Lovely Smile

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Have a great weekend. 

Gotta Have Some Faith in the Sound

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

These Are the Days

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

Happy 2017 to you!

I think it's going to be a great year.

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

And a bit of Tori Amos.

Merry Christmas to you from me

... and because my life is about taking photographs, I'm including three.

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

 Good night.

Back to Black

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

A Memory

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

See you again.

Stillness Speaks

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

When No Words Spring to Mind

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

Again

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

Yesterday

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

My Favourite Image from Today (so far)

I wasn't going to post twice today, but I am.

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night - seriously now.

Three Very Different Portraits of Olivia from Today

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

Olivia

Model: Olivia Morgan-White
Photo, concept and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska  (www.elafraczkowska.com)

Good night.

Gorgeous Twins

Models: Aleksandra and Weronika
MUA: Ewa Lefek
Mentoring: Wiktor Franko Photography
Photo and edit: Photography by Ela Frączkowska 
(www.elafraczkowska.com)
Taken during Warsztaty fotograficzne w Michałowicach 

Good night.