Lisbon: Fragments of the City

By Jacek Lidwin

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded in antiquity. In 714 it was conquered by the Moors, and in 1147, after a siege of more than 4 months, with the help of the crusaders from Europe, the first Portuguese king Dom Afonso Henriques recaptured it from their hands. Its most glorious years are the period of great geographical discoveries from the 15th to the 17th centuries, when it became one of the centers of world trade and the capital of the Portuguese maritime empire.

In 1755, Lisbon was destroyed as a result of a great earthquake, then 60,000 to 90,000 people died. its inhabitants. It was rebuilt under the leadership of the first minister of King José I, Marquis de Pombal, as a modern city with buildings resistant to seismic shocks.

In 1994 Lisbon was the European Capital of Culture, in 1998 it hosted the EXPO World Exhibition, and in 2004 the European Football Championship.

“Lisbon - Fragments of the City” is a photographic record of my stay in Lisbon during the Christmas season in 2005. These are impressions, feelings, experiences - very personal and subjective photographs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jacek Lidwin
• Release date: Nov 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005688431

Jacek Lidwin

Jacek Lidwin (b. 1965 in Sosnowiec). Lives in Bieszczady Mountains and Katowice in Poland. A visual artist - photographer and book designer. He creates documentary and landscape projects, as well as portraits and theatrical and fashion photography projects. He has visual arts scholarships from the Polish Minister of Culture and the Self-government of the Silesian Voivodeship. He has exhibited his works in many galleries, including the gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts and the Archdiocesan Museum in Katowice, as well as in shopping malls and cultural centers. His books are available on Amazon and other big bookstores.Scholarships:Scholarships from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage:2018 – Forgotten lives – photographic project2012 – Simply Stories – photographic projectScholarships from the Silesian Voivodeship Self-Government in Poland:2014 – Ecce Homo – photographic project about homeless people2011 – A photo album about theater festivals A Part 1998-20112008 – Fragments of Ancient Names – Jewish cemeteries in Silesian Voivodeship – photographic projectScholarship from the Polish Society of Authors and Composers ZAiKS:2021 – Grey Bieszczady – photographic projectIndividual exhibitions in Katowice in Poland2011 / 2012 – Presentation of the book about the theatre festival A Part2011 – Fragments of Ancient Names – Jewish cemeteries2010 – Packaging for the People – fashion photography2009 – Unknown People – street photography2009 – Human, space, light – theatrical photography2008 – Unknown People – street photography2003 – The Photographs That Were Taken in Szopienice – street photographyPrint on demand books in Amazon:Caryńskie Valley: Landscape and Nature Photo Book – 2020Jaworzec – Forest in the Fog: Landscape and Nature Photo Book – 2020Forest by the Road – Wetlina: Landscape and Nature Photo Notebook – 2020Through the Wetlinska Polonyna: Landscape and Nature Photo Notebook – 2020The Photographs Have Been Taken in Szopienice – 2020in the dark, in the light, leaving time behind – 2012Unknown People – 2012Faces in the Dark – 2012E-books:Caryńskie Valley : Landscape and Nature Photo Book – 2020Jaworzec – Forest in the Fog: Landscape and Nature Photo Book – 2020Forest by the Road – Wetlina: Landscape and Nature Photo Notebook – 2020Through the Wetlinska Polonyna: Landscape and Nature Photo Notebook – 2020Hourglass – 2014The Photographs Have Been Taken in Szopienice – 2013Gesture and Motion – 2013in the dark, in the light, leaving time behind – 2012Unknown People – 2012Faces in the Dark – 2012My website:http://jaceklidwin.comMy books on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Jacek-Lidwin/e/B004WVO7M0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareMy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jacek65/My twitter:https://twitter.com/JacekLidwinMy facebook:https://www.facebook.com/JacekLidwinPhotographyMy photos on Eyeem:https://www.eyeem.com/u/jacek65treet photography

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