Tomasz Domagalski

"commonness"

Favourite Camera

Fujifilm X-T4 / Pentax MX

What makes a good photograph?

A good photograph doesn’t chase trends - it stays honest, so that years later it still feels personal, bold, and embedded in our minds.

I define my work as photography of the commonness, through which I have been documenting everyday life in shared spaces since 2008. It is a form of photography that seeks to capture what seems obvious before it is forgotten. It is an observation of human behavior and a documentation of the apparent harmony between our existence and the natural environment. With every click of the shutter, I am left with a question for years to come - what story will this photograph tell, what part of the past will it capture, and how will everyday life change in the meantime? Documenting everyday life in this way gives me the feeling of living a double life. Time slips through our fingers too quickly, but all these photos form a kind of separate timeline.

Tomasz Domagalski, "commonness" — photograph 1 of 11

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Tomasz Domagalski, "commonness" — photograph 7 of 11

Tomasz Domagalski, "commonness" — photograph 8 of 11

Tomasz Domagalski, "commonness" — photograph 9 of 11

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Tomasz Domagalski, "commonness" — photograph 11 of 11