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My name is Jakub and I'm a passionate creative individual who uses medium of photography and video to create stills and moving images of people and products for brands, agencies and organizations.
My journey with photography begun when I was asked to take a photo of a tourist couple with their DSLR camera. From the first moment when I looked through the viewfinder I fell in love with the medium of photography.
A few months later I got my first camera and I applied for a photography course at Stevenson College in Edinburgh. After spending hundreds of hours taking photographs in almost any possible genre I completed my education with BA in Professional Photography and I realized that advertising was the most exciting area for me.
Soon I was given an opportunity by Whitespace creative agency to join their creative team as a contracted in-house photographer and videographer. During the 3 years with the agency, I worked on a variety of projects for high-profile clients and brands across the UK.
My passion is to create unique, high-quality and inspiring stills and moving images of people and products. As I'm a big DIY person I particularly enjoy capturing skillful craftsmen and their creations in their natural environments as workshops, factories, distilleries etc.
Imagination, creativity, technical abilities, expertise, personal taste and problem solving skills allow me to achieve visions and requirements of my clients. Attention to detail, background in IT and personal taste define my immaculate, highly detailed and often almost graphical style. My creativity and expertise are highly recognized within the industry as well as high-end retouching skills which give that extra punch to my creations.
I approach each project individually with passion, positivity and “can do” attitude and help my clients to achieve their goals through visual story telling.
Why work with me:
- Your requirements and deadlines are paramount
- Tailored service for each project
- Consistent high quality and attention to detail
- Passionate about creativity
- Positive attitude and easy to work with
- Flexibility
Services:
- People photography
- Product photography
- Videography
- 360 photography
- Digital manipulation and retouching
- Video editing and color-grading
What others say about me:
Jakub is a versatile photographer with experience across multiple sectors. He’ll understand your brief, engage with the subject and capture the moment you’re looking for.
I've worked with Jakub since 2013 and have always had a very positive working relationship with him. He's very professional and his quality of work (whether film or photography) is of the highest standard. I never have any problems to recommend Jakub to clients or colleagues as their first port of call when it comes to their photography needs and always receive positive feedback.
We have worked with Jakub on quite a few projects now and in each case he has been efficient, flexible in his approach to the task (not to mention helping us solve some tricky problems), and the quality of the final shots is always excellent. We would not hesitate to recommend him and his work.
Jakub has a rare mix of creative thinking and technical expertise - every shoot I've worked with him on has been smooth sailing with great results and happy clients. Add to that his obsession with detail and a calm, organized demeanor, and you'll
understand why he's been my go-to photographer for the last four years.
Some of my great clients:












Awards & qualifications:
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October 2014
Scottish Creative Awards
Award in photography category for Edinburgh Capitals – Let’s Break The Ice and commendation for poster for Innis&Gunn – Smokin’ Gunn both created with Whitespace Ltd -
June 2014
Scottish Design Awards
Award in poster category and commendation in craft category for Innis&Gunn May the 4th image created with Whitespace Ltd -
2011 – 2012
BA Professional Photography at University of Abertay Dundee
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May 2011
BIPP Scotland
Overall winner Student Photographer of the year 2011, 1st & 2nd prize Portraiture Student Category -
April 2011
NIKON Foundation Competition
Shortlisted for NIKON FOUNDATION competition out of over 200 UK students -
2009 – 2011
HND Photography at Edinburgh Stevenson College
Let's work together!
If you'd like to discuss your next project, get a quotation or book portfolio viewing simply e-mail: jakub@jiwanicki.com, call: +44 (0) 775 70 25 801
or use contact page to get in touch.