Why this page exists
Some of the photographs here were taken by the agency. The rest were made by other photographers who published them under licences that let anyone reuse the work, provided the photographer is named. This page is where we name them.
Every photograph on the site is resized and converted to modern image formats so pages load quickly on a phone. Nothing else about them is changed: no cropping of the stored file, no retouching, no rearranging of what is in the frame.
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Tumski Bridge across the Oder River in Wrocław
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Warsaw Old Town and the Royal Castle at sunset
Photograph by Jacek KadajUnsplash License
Gdańsk waterfront on the Motława river at night
Photograph by Krzysztof KowalikUnsplash License
Wrocław market square with its colorful townhouses
Photograph by SamUnsplash License
Tatra mountains with a wooden hut in the valley
Photograph by Kacper BoruckiUnsplash License
Wawel Castle and its cathedral in Kraków
Photograph by Martti SalmiUnsplash License
Street in Kraków's Podgórze district with St. Joseph's church spire
Photograph by AlexandraUnsplash License
Study in Poland
Main building of the University of Wrocław at sunset
Photograph by Dawid TkoczUnsplash License
Students walking across a university campus
Photograph by Zoshua ColahUnsplash License
Tiered lecture hall with students seated and a lecturer presenting at the podium
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
University campus grounds with autumn trees beside a glass faculty building
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Timber arch installation outside a modern university faculty building
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
University library atrium seen from an upper floor, with a staircase and hanging globe lights
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Students following a projected presentation in a university seminar room
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Study bench along a window with a laptop and headphones, overlooking the campus
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Open-air student gathering at dusk with a hot-air balloon above the crowd
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Main stage lit in red at the Juwenalia student festival in Wrocław, with the crowd filming
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Students gathered on the grass at dusk during the Juwenalia festival
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Travel in Poland
Morskie Oko lake beneath the Tatra peaks
Photograph by Greg TrowmanUnsplash License
Christmas in Poland
Wrocław Christmas market glowing at night
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Lit entrance gate to the Wrocław Christmas market in falling snow
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
The lit Christmas tree on Wrocław's Market Square at night
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Snow falling over Wrocław's Market Square and the Old Town Hall tower
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Two boot-shaped Christmas market mugs of hot chocolate on a wooden table
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Language and culture
Zalipie folk floral patterns painted on a wooden wall
Photograph by Michał RobakUnsplash License
Tatra peaks mirrored in Morskie Oko lake in golden morning light
Photograph by Aneta PawskaCC BY 3.0
Pierogi ruskie topped with fried bacon and dill, in a hand-painted bowl
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Żurek sour rye soup served in a bread bowl
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Oscypek smoked sheep cheese stand with a grill
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Wigilia Christmas Eve table with fried carp and fish in aspic
Photograph by Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato)CC BY 3.0
A Polish cemetery glowing with grave candles on All Saints' Day
Photograph by Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato)CC BY 3.0
Bigos hunter's stew in a bowl, with sausage, bread and dill
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Breaded kotlet schabowy with fries and salads
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Clear red barszcz with uszka dumplings
Photograph by Dawid TkoczPexels License
Zapiekanka street-food baguette with cheese and ketchup
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Gołąbki cabbage roll in tomato sauce
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Marinated herring platter with onion and lemon
Photograph by InettaCC BY-SA 3.0
Slice of Polish sernik cheesecake
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Pile of braided obwarzanki with sesame and poppy seeds
Photograph by Chris BrownCC BY 2.0
Folk wood carving of the Śmigus-dyngus water custom
Photograph by SilarCC BY-SA 3.0
Glazed pączki topped with candied orange peel
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Bakery shelves full of pączki doughnuts on Fat Thursday
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAgency-owned
Decorated Easter baskets awaiting blessing in a Polish church
Photograph by KgboCC BY-SA 4.0
A candle flame with dripping wax in the dark
Photograph by PinakpaniCC BY-SA 4.0
About
Mathew Hashoul, founder of the agency
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Mathew Hashoul on a mountain terrace near Zakopane
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Mathew Hashoul overlooking Wrocław from the Bridge of Penitents
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Mathew Hashoul at Morskie Oko lake in the Tatra Mountains
Photograph by Mathew HashoulAll rights reserved (owner's photo)
Jish village on its hill in northern Palestine with its church at the center
Photograph by Zeev Stein (PikiWiki Israel)CC BY 2.5