Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Feb 9, 2012, 9:00 am
Interview with Magdalena Wierzbowiecka So far, in the Creative People section you could read interviews with people connected with photography. Today I would like to introduce you to someone from a bit different industry, someone who by virtue of her extraordinary passion inspires many people. Mag...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 29, 2012, 1:05 pm
Punk’s not dead I’ve passed along this graffiti many times. It’s slogan decorates probably thousand walls around the world, yet here it seems especially striking. If you ever wondered on Housmanns gate in Oslo, you must have noticed it. In every city in the world besides those most known spo...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 21, 2012, 4:15 pm
Every time I come back to my home town, I become more and more aware of it’s locality. Koszalin isn’t big but there are plenty of people who want to make cool things, either for creative reasons or just for fun. I recently guested DJ Pyteck, a co-founder of a “Baltic Waves” project which ai...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 15, 2012, 1:32 pm
Impression no.5, Aker Brygge, Oslo The beginnings While creating an impression, what is important to me is that little glimpse of the scene which only I can see. Ever since I first grabbed a camera, I wanted to capture those tiny moments of life. I tried many times with mixed results. My first mor...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 8, 2012, 2:10 pm
When you are serious about what you do, even the smallest things can make a big difference. It can be your clothes, low batters, too slow memory cards or even a strap. Today I want to help you with at least one of those things and present you a better strap – the R-strap. Not thinking about your g...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 4, 2012, 3:40 pm
Aker Brygge, Oslo It makes me wonder that the world can be seen in so many diverse ways. Each moment gives us a glimpse into ourselves, lets us see with our inner sight. Each person can see something completely different even in the simplest of things. Actually, the more simplistic it is, the more ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Dec 31, 2011, 8:24 pm
When we were driving to Oslo’s center tonight, it was snowy and foggy, but soon the fireworks cleared the sky and we greeted the New Year in a really hot atmosphere. You can see yourself above. I would like to wish you all the best in this New Year. I hope it will bring you many inspirations, cre...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Dec 30, 2011, 12:15 pm
One snowy, winter day, in the depths of Galeria Scena, we organized a session as one of my personal photography projects. We had a lot of fun creating a fairytale land of the Winter Session and embodying ourselves in it. I have worked on it for quite a while and I can finally show you the results. ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Dec 26, 2011, 3:09 pm
We’ve been working hard here, on marcinretecki.com. And by we I mean a whole bunch of my friends helping to figure out the new design and functionality of the website. I decided to dedicate a page to let you all know exactly what we’ve been working on. We still have a lot of backstage work to do...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Nov 12, 2011, 3:13 pm
While ago Chase Jarvis organized an amazing photo event in New York City at the Ace Hotel. You can read more about it on Dasein: An Invitation To Hang website. It’s a pure celebration of the snapshot. One of my iPhone snaps was featured in the installation, you can check it out in the below video...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jun 24, 2011, 6:01 am
A story about abandoning Windows and finding new apps and possibilities on a Mac. A few months ago I finally decided to switch. New MacBook Pros were introduced by Apple and the specs were very tempting. I had been thinking about getting a Mac for quite a while then, and it was natural for me that ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 7, 2011, 9:40 am
Like I promised last week I am posting some of the portraits I took during the Center for Ibsen Studies’ excursion to Dovre Mountains. While hiking with the group, I felt more like when I was doing street photography than regular portraits. We all had great time walking up the hill and wherever I...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 1, 2011, 2:18 pm
Thanks to the Center for Ibsen Studies for an amazing trip to the heart of Norwegian mountains – Dovre. You can check this place on the map. If you are ever planing a trip to Norway and you like hiking, it’s a no-brainer. More photos below. View the second part of the post: Portraits from the ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Mar 5, 2011, 12:06 pm
Click on photos to see them large on 1x.com and give them some love. Visit links below for even more inspirational photography and beyond.
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 11, 2011, 9:13 am
Time goes fast.. It’s already been over a month since we met on the roof of the Norwegian Opera for our last Session for Friends meeting. The temperature, way too low, the wind, way too strong, and in addition the roof is all slippery. But we are not here to get discouraged, are we? The session, ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jan 1, 2011, 4:52 pm
View it LARGE! Here is a place to comment my Week 32 – The New Year. While I’ve hear some voices that I can’t count weeks, it doesn’t really matter. My “weeks” are weeks of planing, shooting, editing and processing. Not every week is equal. I will use this occasion to write wish you g...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Dec 22, 2010, 7:34 pm
Due to a database crash I had to remove all comments from the blog. I am not sure if it was an attack attempt or a server problem. However, you don’t have to worry, I make a back-up copies on regular basis and have just uploaded the last copy from 11th December. This means that all comments afte...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Nov 29, 2010, 8:29 am
A roundup of November’s inspirational links. Photography: At the head of the Yellow Dragon – landscape Stuff I’ve learned from goofing around. And practicing goofing around – A good read from Kirk Tuck Top 10 Ways To Become A Professional Photographer – a bit sarcastic (and so true) artic...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Nov 21, 2010, 3:47 am
View it LARGE! Here is a place to comment my Week 31 – The Idea. This shot was taken while I was at my place in Koszalin. I was looking through my usual photography resources and the idea just poped up. I thought I don’t use red color much in my pictures, and it’s a good time to change that.
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Nov 10, 2010, 9:19 am
A short interview with John Lander. Please introduce yourself. I am a freelance photographer based in Japan with a passion for Japanese gardens, onsen, cuisine and festivals. Based in Japan for 25 years, I have come to develop an almost instinctive feel for the place though I remain a “gaijin”...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Oct 28, 2010, 6:48 am
I haven’t posted any inspirational links on the blog for a while now. I was mostly sharing them via my twitter account. Follow me for some random (yet always inspirational) tweets. Today a round-up of October’s links. Photos: Girl in a forest – Alone Goat on a sofa – La-Z-Boy Sheep in amazi...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Oct 21, 2010, 7:17 pm
View it LARGE! Here is place to comment my Week 30 – The Nightmare This shot was taken a while ago, but, due to some perturbations, I postponed publishing it until today. I find it very different and inspiring and, yet, quite dreadful. This photo has a very expressionistic feel. I will write mo...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Oct 19, 2010, 12:58 pm
A short interview with Adriana Mullen Please introduce yourself. My name is Adriana Mullen. I was born in Italy in 1956. I became interested in Food Photography after graduating in Culinary Art from the French Culinary Institute in New York City. I’m a full time professional photographer based i...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Oct 5, 2010, 10:16 am
View it LARGE! Here’s a place to comment my Week 29 – The Wonder Living within Studentsamskipnaden in Oslo has both pros and cons. pros are obviously low price, quite good location and relatively calm environment. I won’t mention cons right now, maybe some other time;) One of amazing places ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Sep 27, 2010, 12:00 pm
Wondering around Oslo, taking some city photos. Enjoy:)
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Sep 24, 2010, 5:50 am
View it LARGE! Here is a place to comment my Week 28 – From the Top. After almost two months of break, I am back. With new ideas, new concepts and some new realizations. The break was a result of my studies, moving to other country and rain, as I could have mentioned earlier. I’m not saying ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Sep 18, 2010, 6:19 pm
Hey guys! I’m back and rolling! Have some awesome photos to share, both for the 50 Weeks project and my street photography. But before any of these, I will show you some of my new iPhone Oslo impressions. More photos below.
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Aug 19, 2010, 5:46 pm
Hey guys. I know, I know, I’ve been quite quiet lately. There are a couple reasons for that, but the one that may be of your interest is that I’m currently in Oslo, Norway. I’m here due to my master thesis I will be writing. Something around Ibsen, drama and art, most probably. This has made ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Aug 10, 2010, 5:08 pm
Those of you following my tweets or facebook have probably seen my iPhone pics and snaps. Recently I have looked back and gone through them finding some that I’m really happy about. The new portfolio is ready, however, I will link to it when all other portfolios are updated. View the iPhone Phot...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Aug 4, 2010, 7:07 pm
I will be reconstructing my portfolio for next few days. You will probably notice some blank pages or fields without text. Don’t worry, I’m working on it right now. Take care, cya soon.
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jul 28, 2010, 6:42 am
View it LARGE! Here is a place to comment my Week 27 – The Look. After a few outdoor shots we came back to my house for a fully controlled, studio portrait. The idea was to achieve very pleasant and calm face where eyes were the focus point. By using warming gels and proper white balance I ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jul 20, 2010, 10:37 am
View it LARGE! Here is a place to comment my Week 26 – The Morning. This week I decided to move a bit away from strobes and artificial lights and use the morning sun as an only light source. The above photo was quite spontaneous as it was taken after the actual photoshoot. The main idea was...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jul 10, 2010, 11:23 am

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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jul 5, 2010, 8:22 pm
View it LARGE! This is a place to comment my Week 25 – The Second Half. The first half of my project ends with this post. It was a crazy ride. Lot’s of ideas and lot’s of spontaneous actions. Even though I have encountered some timing problems during those 6 months, I enjoyed i...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jun 27, 2010, 8:33 am
View it LARGE! Here you can comment my Week 24. Yup, late again, but it was worth it. The above photo was fully spontaneous. Sitting on the beach I was thinking about some sunset neatness, but cloudless sky and heavy wind wasn’t helping. On the way back, I asked a friend of mine, Skupi abou...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jun 19, 2010, 5:19 pm
A short interview with Juan-Carlos Hernandez Please introduce yourself. My name is Juan-Carlos Hernandez. I was born in 1971 and took my first steps in photography in the 1980’s. Passionate about jazz, I started working as an amateur photographer on American and European stages as of 2004. Three...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jun 13, 2010, 6:09 pm
View it LARGE! Here’s the place for Week 22 comments. The last week was a bit crazy. Actually two last weeks were… The weather finally reminds a bit more of spring than late autumn, so the atmosphere’s much friendlier. After last week’s forest photo I came back home for a ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - Jun 6, 2010, 6:36 pm
View it LARGE! This is a place to comment my Week 21 self-portrait. Special thanks to Ptaku and Marta for great time and help during the session. Lots to say about this last weekend. Hundreds of photos and amazing time. This time I drew my friends to help me out with photos. We started with the c...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 27, 2010, 7:25 am
View it LARGE! This is a place to comment my Week 20 self-portrait. Finally a couple fill-up shots today. Enjoy! Trivia: Every now and then I have that idea for a photo that just doesn’t suit anything I’ve done so far. That’s one of those ideas. It wasn’t inspired (as far...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 22, 2010, 10:08 am
Inspirational clips for every genre. No matter what you do, these will certainly stimulate your senses. More clips after the jump. The below a bit more directed to photographers but you should watch it anyway;) PS: sorry to all iPhone users, It’s still flash… PS2: Thank’s to Ro...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 18, 2010, 6:34 am
Hey guys. I’ve been doing some updating over the website today. I hope your RSS feeds don’t get too messy. The main thing is that I’m moving my photos off the flickr, and since some of the pics on the blog were hosted there I must update those posts now. Take care guys!
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 17, 2010, 5:40 pm
View it LARGE! The Print. Some of you could say that this isn’t much creative, but I was looking forward taking a pic with my print for a while now, just couldn’t resist. Actually I created an album on my facebook app page where I will be posting snaps of my printed work. News I am ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 14, 2010, 8:18 am
View it LARGE! This is a place to comment my Week 18 self-portrait. And again I’m late, I’m sorry for the delay, however, it’s not because I’m lazy, rather complete opposite. News I’m introducing some important structural changes to the website. You can already see ...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 7, 2010, 5:16 pm
View Back on White LARGE! This is a place to comment my Week 17 self-portrait. Now a bit off-topic. I’ve been lately thinking about technology as a whole, the changes that we can now observe, how much the world will be different in 10 years (it will) and many other, overwhelming things. May...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 6, 2010, 10:45 am
My most faithful readers could have probably already seen the above photo as it appears as a background for the blog. It was taken during last weekends trip to the forest with my friends. The technique is easy, you need to find some straight lines and move your lens along during the exposure. Repea...
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Marcin R. posted an article on Marcin Retecki Fineart Photography - May 3, 2010, 7:44 am
Being creative, being inspired, giving inspiration and having incredible ideas – it’s all the way I am and the way I want to be. Whenever anything disturbs my creative balance I feel wistful. Instead of working on my new ideas, I start thinking about things I haven’t achieved. Co...
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