Photo © Francois Struzik All Rights Reserved - Follow Me On TWITTERPoland: Workers Of The Gdansk Shipyard is a new photo story now appearing on Gaia Photos. As one of our newest members, Francois Struzik explains,
"In 1980 the workers at the Gdansk shipyard, then called the LENIN shipyard, fought on behalf of the entire Poland. In that year the SOLIDARNOSC union was founded. Lech WALESA, electrician at the shipyard, became one of the most famous union leaders. This was the beginning of the end for the communist block. "
Please view the entire story and Follow Gaia Photos On Twitter!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Francois Struzik is a freelance photojournalist based in Belgium and is a master in slavic languages and political science, He became a professional photographer in his early thirties. Based in Belgium (and partly Sweden), his interests take him abroad: human's and women's rights, ethnic and religious minorities, working conditions,... always on the human side!
You can also search for assignment photographers at Gaia Photos, a place to explore and discover the issues facing the diverse population and locations of our world, both near and far.
Please subscribe to our new features page to keep track of new stories too!
NEW FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
Gaia Photos has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you're using Facebook, sign up to get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
No comments:
Post a Comment