Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Documentary Photography From Poland By Francois Struzik Now On Gaia Photos Photos

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Poland: 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. "

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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!

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