# Adam Lach

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**Adam Lach** (born in 1983 in [Poznan](/source/Pozna%C5%84)) is a Polish photographer. He is the co-founder of Napo Images and vice president of the Napo Foundation. His photographs have been featured in *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*,*[Le Monde](/source/Le_Monde)*, *[GEO](/source/GEO_(magazine))* magazine, *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*, and *[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine))*. He is the winner of several photo contests, including [Pictures of the Year International](/source/Pictures_of_the_Year_International) and [International Photography Awards](/source/International_Photography_Awards). His photo essays have appeared at international exhibitions, including Polka Galerie at HSBC in Paris, the [Prague Biennale](/source/Prague_Biennale), and the [World Photojournalism Festival](/source/World_Photojournalism_Festival) in Beijing. Between 2010 and 2012, he taught two subjects ("Press Photography" and "Reportage and New Media") at the Institute of Journalism at the [University of Warsaw](/source/University_of_Warsaw).

## Books

- *Neverland* - ISBN 978-83-924220-8-2
- *Stigma* - ISBN 978-83-939574-2-2

## Awards

- 2018 - Picture of the Year - [Grand Press Photo](https://www.press.pl/tresc/53288,adam-lach-wygral-grand-press-photo-2018)
- 2017 - Photobook of the Year for book *Neverland* - Grand Press Photo,[1] Warsaw, Poland
- 2014 – Winner of [Beata Pawlak Award](/source/Beata_Pawlak_Award) for *Stigma*[2] organized by [Stefan Batory Foundation](/source/Stefan_Batory_Foundation)
- 2014 – [IPA](/source/International_Photography_Awards) 1st Prize Winner for Book Stigma[3] in Self Published Professional category
- 2014 – [Picture of the Year](/source/Pictures_of_the_Year_International), Award of Excellence in Issue Reporting Picture Story for Stigma project[4]
- 2011 – II prize in category Sport for single image "Sumo Twins" in Grand Press Photo[1]
- 2010 – II prize in category Nature for picture story "The ecological Tragedy in Poland" in the BZWBK Press Photo Contest
- 2009 – Honorable mention for picture story "Sacred Refuge" in the BZWBK Press Photo Contest
- 2008 – Second Prize for the reportage "The Capital" in category Daily Life in the Newsreportage contest of the "[Newsweek Polska](/source/Newsweek_Polska)"
- 2008 – Second Prize for the reportage "The Children of Bermuda Triangle" in category People in the Newsreportage contest of the "[Newsweek Polska](/source/Newsweek_Polska)"
- 2008 – Third Prize for the reportage „8 Photographs of Warsaw" in the category „Civilisation" in the BZ WBK Press Photo Contest[5]
- 2008 – Second Prize for the reportage „Bogdan Zietek – the Sculptor" in the category „Portrait" in the BZ WBK Press Photo Contest[5]
- 2007 – Third Prize for the reportage „Yorkland" in the category „Culture" in the Newsreportaz Contest of the „[Newsweek Polska](/source/Newsweek_Polska)"
- 2007 – Special Award of the „[Rzeczpospolita](/source/Rzeczpospolita_(newspaper))" daily for „Suzuki Method" in the BZ WBK Press Photo Contest[6]
- 2007 – First Prize for the reportage „World Hairdressing Centre" in the category „Civilisation" in the BZ WBK Press Photo Contest[6]
- 2007 – First Prize for the reportage „Suzuki Method" in the category „Society" in the BZ WBK Press Photo Contest[6]
- 2007 – Second Prize for the reportage „Suzuki Method" in the category „Culture and Art" Press Photography Contest
- 2007 – Third Prize for the reportage „World Hairdressing Centre" in the category „Contemporary Concerns" in the Press Photography Contest

## References

1. ["Grand Press Photo"](https://grandpressphoto.pl)

1. ["Nagroda im. Beaty Pawlak 2014 za książki o Timorze i Romach"](http://culture.pl/pl/artykul/nagroda-im-beaty-pawlak-2014-za-ksiazki-o-timorze-i-romach)

1. Culture.pl. ["IPA wybrała najlepszych fotografów 2014 roku"](http://culture.pl/pl/artykul/ipa-wybrala-najlepszych-fotografow-2014-roku). Retrieved 2014-10-06.

1. ["ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY - FREELANCE/AGENCY"](http://poyi.org/71/12/ae02_01.php). *AWARD OF EXCELLENCE*

1. ["BZWBK PRESS FOTO 2008"](http://www.bzwbkpressfoto.pl/08/)

1. ["BZWBK PRESS FOTO 2007"](http://www.bzwbkpressfoto.pl/07/)

## External links

- [Official Page](https://www.lachadam.com)
- [Entry on culture.pl](http://culture.pl/en/artist/adam-lach)
- [Entry on CES Harvard](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/adam-lach-1)
- [Napo Images website](http://napoimages.com/en/)
- [The New York Times Lens Blog](https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/finding-the-magic-of-everyday-life-in-a-polish-town/)
- [The New Yorker Photo Booth](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-roma-in-poland)

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