Rafal Krol is a Polish photographer based in Ireland. He makes long exposure shots of landscapes which gives a calm and dreamy feel to the image.
He is particularly attracted to coastal scenes and has shot at a number of bathing spots around Dublin as well as capturing sea vistas around the Irish coast and on his travels in Japan and France among other places.
Rafal uses medium format film and shoots on Hasselblad and Holga cameras.
Rafal’s work is sold in Open Edition in the regular sizes with a Limited Edition of 25 copies in the Museum Size for each image.
“I was born and grew up in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. In 2004 when Poland become a member of the European Union and the borders were open, I came to Ireland and have lived here since. I bought my first camera (small compact Pentax S30) to record my stay abroad. After the initial fascination of having a camera and taking photographs of everything, everywhere, I began to focus on minimalistic black and white seascape and landscape photography for the past few years.”
“Nature, the sea coast and the mountains always have been inspiring to me. These are places which I enjoy visiting most, where I can rest and restore my vital energy.”
Awards and Highlights
International Photo Award (IPA) 2011
Architecture, Bridges Non-pro 1st Place
Architecture, Buildings Non-pro 3rd Place
6x Honorable Mention
IPA 2012 3x Honorable Mention
IPA 2013 Fine Art: Landscape Non-pro 3rd Place
2x Honorable Mention
IPA 2014 3x Honorable Mention
IPA 2015 4x Honorable Mention
PX3 International Photo Competition, Paris 2015
Fine Art, Landscape Non-pro, 3rd Place
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Annual Art Exhibition 2014, 2018
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, 133rd Annual Art Exhibition, 2015
Photo Ireland Festival, The Library Project Gallery, Print Fair, Dublin 2016 - 2025
