Max Miechowski is a British photographer based in London. His long-form projects, which centre on themes of community and connection, have been exhibited widely in places such as Paris Photo Fair, Photo London, and The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Miechowski was selected as one of LensCulture’s Emerging Talents for 2019, included in the Creative Review Photography Annual in 2018 and 2020, and has had consecutive winning images in British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain. He has been featured in and made work for a wide selection of publications and clients including The Guardian, The New York Times, Airbnb, It’s Nice That, British Journal of Photography, and The Financial Times.
2020
Creative Review – Honourable Mention
Palm Photo Prize – Shortlisted Photographer
2019
Lensculture – Emerging Talent
Portrait of Britain – Winning Image
Offspring Portfolio Prize – First Place
2018
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize – Exhibited Photographer
Portrait of Britain – Winning Image
Palm Photo Prize – People’s Choice Award Winner
2020
A Portrait Of Newham, Solo Exhibition – 1000 Dockside, London
2019
A Big Fat Sky, Offspring Portfolio Prize – ThePrintSpace, London
LensCulture Emerging Talent – Galerie Joseph, Paris Photo, Paris
Portrait of Britain – National Exhibition, UK
Peckham 24 – Copeland Gallery, Photo London, London
2018
Burgess Park, Solo Exhibition – ThePrintSpace, London
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize – National Portrait Gallery, London
Portrait of Britain – National Exhibition
Palm Photo Prize – House of Vans, London
Portrait Salon – Peckham Levels, London
2020
Creative Review – A Big Fat Sky
It’s Nice That – A Big Fat Sky
Gestalten Journal – The Intimacy of Forgotten Coastal Cultures
British Journal of Photography – A Big Fat Sky: Max Miechowski’s of the UK’s East Coast
British Journal of Photography – Issue 7897, Volume 166
The Observer – The Big Picture: A Big Fat Sky
The Royal Photographic Society Journal Volume 160 – Burgess Park
Fisheye Magazine – Memories of Summer
British Journal of Photography – Picture This: Magic
Booooooom – Photographer Spotlight
Paper Journal Magazine – Looking Onwards
Magnum Photos – Images of Solidarity and Community in Times of COVID-19
Vogue Italia – When I Becomes We
Diversions, M&C Saatchi Little Stories – Burgess Park
2019
Financial Times: Snapshot – A Big Fat Sky
The Guardian – LensCulture Emerging Talent
LensCulture – Emerging Talent Winner
Metal Magazine – ‘Max Miechowski, A poem to diversity’
Paper Journal Magazine – Instagram Takeover
BBC News – Portrait of Britain
The Guardian – Portrait of Britain
British Journal of Photography – Portrait of Britain: Winning Portrait
British Journal of Photography – ‘Portrait of Britain: Max Miechowski On Searching For Subjects’
Offspring Photo Meet 2019 – Presents: Burgess Park
Lecture In Progress – Creative Lives Interview
The Art Newspaper – Peckham 24
2018
Creative Review Photography Annual – ‘Wilderness On Film’, commissioned by Fanatic
The Guardian – ‘Burgess Park: a south-east London community’
It’s Nice That – ‘Max Miechowski’s adept observations of light create honest and intimate portraits’
Aint-Bad – ‘Unfolding, Slowly.’
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All Images © Max Miechowski 2021