Jerzy Tomaszewski (photographer)
Jerzy Tomaszewski (1924 – 26 January 2016), nom de guerre Jur, was a Polish World War II photographer, artist, and reporter, awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczyński.
Jerzy Tomaszewski | |
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Jerzy Tomaszewski (left) with President of Poland Lech Kaczyński (right) at his photo exhibit in Warsaw | |
| Born | c. 1924 Warsaw |
| Died | 26 January 2016 (aged 91–92) Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, author |
| Known for | Episodes of the Warsaw Uprising |
Tomaszewski is best known for the roughly 1,000 photographs of the Warsaw Uprising which he took in 1944. He was assigned by the Polish underground Bureau of Information and Propaganda (BIP) to document the battle. He photographed in the districts of Powiśle, Śródmieście and Wola, until he was wounded on 6 September 1944. The last photo he took was of the several bodies lying in the street of the Old Town, without signs of life.
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