The questions I hear most often.
By default: only you. We publish nothing without your separate, written consent — and our starting assumption is that there is none. The gallery is encrypted and password-protected.
We choose the photographs together — on site after the session, at your hotel the following day, or on a video call within a few days. The finished, polished frames reach you within a couple of weeks, in a private password-protected gallery on my own server, ready to download. The retouching is natural: we refine the light and the skin, we do not turn you into somebody else. Albums and prints are sent to you directly by courier.
You know exactly where they are stored, for how long, and when they will be permanently deleted — it is written into the contract.
Less than you think. Once the booking is made you receive a preparation guide, plus a separate conversation about styling: what is already in your wardrobe, what is worth adding, what not to buy. A make-up artist who also does your hair will be waiting on site. Your only job is to get a good night's sleep :)
Really, all you need to bring is your wardrobe – and you don’t even have to put it together yourself. We'll discuss styling beforehand, figuring out three or four outfits for the day of the shoot, mostly from your own closet.
On our end: a setting in a boutique hotel, a make-up artist and hairstylist – it’s the same person – waiting on site, a separate room where you change, and guidance throughout the photoshoot. If you're traveling from afar, we can also arrange your accommodation and airport transfer upon request.
There’s one document to sign: a short agreement before the session outlining what happens to your photos, who has access to them, how long we store them, and under what conditions you might ever agree to publication. You'll receive a draft of it to read before making any decisions. Consent for publication is a separate document that doesn’t exist by default – and if you were to sign it, you could revoke it at any time without explanation.
We block out an entire day in your calendar – nothing is rushed and no one’s watching the clock. The actual work takes about three and a half hours: first around 90 minutes for hair and makeup, then roughly two hours of shooting.
With Le Voyage it's one day in one setting; with La Grande Évasion – two days, two settings, two sessions, so the same rhythm repeats on the second day.
Of course — because posing is not your job, it is mine. During the session I direct you literally step by step: where a hand goes, where the chin goes, when to breathe. Most of my clients had never stood in front of a camera before. After fifteen minutes or so every one of them forgets the camera is there and simply enjoys the moment.
This session is not a reward for a body shape. I photograph women of every age and at very different points in their lives. The session is there to let you enjoy yourself, your body, your own sense of femininity — and the fact that this is one exceptional day meant for you alone.
Clear rules from the outset: the session takes place in the professional space of a boutique hotel, with the smallest possible group present (you, me, the make-up artist); I demonstrate poses on myself; I never adjust anything by touch without asking; and you always change on your own, in a separate room. We talk before you book — you have every right to check first that you feel comfortable around me.
Nerves are the rule, not the exception — which is exactly why the first half hour of the session exists to dissolve them. And if at any point you say "stop", then it is stop. No discussion and no consequences. You decide where the boundaries are; I guard them alongside you.
The one-day session is 600 euro — the photographs you choose, the boxes and the albums are priced separately.
Yes, as an elegant voucher — with one rule: the date and the shape of the session are always agreed directly with the woman receiving it. This experience has to be her decision, not a surprise she feels obliged to accept.
It is an enquiry about a date, not a booking or an order. You can change your mind at any stage — before the conversation or after it.
It is a conversation about you: what drew you to this session, what worries you, what you need. If it turns out to be a good idea for you, we plan the next steps. If not — I enjoy talking to interesting people anyway :)
I conduct the sessions in Polish and English. The make-up artist who also handles your hair speaks both languages too. The website is available in nine languages, but we’ll communicate in those two – from our first message, through the pre-booking conversation, to the day of the session and choosing your photos together.
While we are discussing the session, we settle whether you would like us to help arrange your journey and your stay. You will also get suggested dates and settings from us, a room in a carefully chosen hotel in Gdańsk — the details of the airport transfer (20 minutes) and a plan for the session day worked out to the hour. We can also speak on a video call before you book.
By plane: the airport in Gdańsk (GDN) has direct flights to dozens of cities across Europe – most frequently with Norway, but also with Great Britain and Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and France. The current flight map is maintained by the airport itself. Transferring to your photoshoot location or hotel takes between twenty and thirty minutes.
By ferry from Sweden: three lines sail directly to Gdańsk and Gdynia – Karlskrona – Gdynia is operated by Stena Line, and Nynäshamn near Stockholm – Gdańsk and Karlshamn – Gdańsk are served by Polferries and Unity Line. The ferries allow you to bring your car. Other crossings, operated by TT-Line and Finnlines, terminate in Świnoujście, from where there is still approximately 370 kilometers via the S6 expressway.
Trains run directly from abroad in two directions: from Prague through Wrocław and Poznań, and from Berlin through Poznań. Both routes arrive at Gdańsk Główny and Gdynia Główna. Schedules are managed by PKP Intercity, Deutsche Bahn, and Portal Pasażera.
Driving from Berlin via the northern route through Szczecin takes about six hours – S6 is closed, so it’s not an uninterrupted expressway.