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Magda Biernat was born in Poznan, Poland. She
obtained a MA Degree in Marketing and Management from the Adam Mickiewicz
University and a BA degree in Photography from Wielkopolska School of
Photography. She spent a year abroad during college studying at the Katholieke
Universiteit of Leuven, Belgium.
She moved to the United States in 2002, first settling down in Seattle, WA, then moving to New York, NY two years later. She continued perusing her love of photography by working in different photography related positions.
After moving to New York, she started working for the worldwide photographers cooperative, Magnum Photos, where she acquired experience in running a photography business. In the meantime she continued working as a freelance photographer and on her personal projects.
Magda Biernat was introduced to the field of Architectural Photography when she took a workshop with Norman McGrath at the Maine Photographic Workshops. Not longer after, she started assisting Mr. McGrath on different architectural jobs.
To better understand the world of architecture and design in 2005 Magda began working at Metropolis Magazine as a Freelance Photo Editor. There she had the opportunity to meet and work with many great photographers working in this field.
Magda Biernat resides and works in New York.
EXHIBITIONS:
- IV Photographic Competition of the Baltic Sea countries, Koszalin, Poland, September 2000
- V Photographic Competition of the Baltic Sea countries, Koszalin, Poland, September 2001
-“Eco Homo” photographic Competition in Poznan, Poland, February 2002
-“The World meets at One point “ – exhibition at KULeuven, Belgium, February – March 2002
-“Others” – exhibition at “Ciemnia gallery”, Poznan, Poland, April – May 2002
- International Photography Competition: Cultural Identities, Thessaloniki , Greece, December 2002
- Paprika, New York, October 2004 - April 2005
- Second Street Café, Brooklyn, October – December 2005
She moved to the United States in 2002, first settling down in Seattle, WA, then moving to New York, NY two years later. She continued perusing her love of photography by working in different photography related positions.
After moving to New York, she started working for the worldwide photographers cooperative, Magnum Photos, where she acquired experience in running a photography business. In the meantime she continued working as a freelance photographer and on her personal projects.
Magda Biernat was introduced to the field of Architectural Photography when she took a workshop with Norman McGrath at the Maine Photographic Workshops. Not longer after, she started assisting Mr. McGrath on different architectural jobs.
To better understand the world of architecture and design in 2005 Magda began working at Metropolis Magazine as a Freelance Photo Editor. There she had the opportunity to meet and work with many great photographers working in this field.
Magda Biernat resides and works in New York.
EXHIBITIONS:
- IV Photographic Competition of the Baltic Sea countries, Koszalin, Poland, September 2000
- V Photographic Competition of the Baltic Sea countries, Koszalin, Poland, September 2001
-“Eco Homo” photographic Competition in Poznan, Poland, February 2002
-“The World meets at One point “ – exhibition at KULeuven, Belgium, February – March 2002
-“Others” – exhibition at “Ciemnia gallery”, Poznan, Poland, April – May 2002
- International Photography Competition: Cultural Identities, Thessaloniki , Greece, December 2002
- Paprika, New York, October 2004 - April 2005
- Second Street Café, Brooklyn, October – December 2005