With more than a decade of experience behind the camera, he has developed a distinctive visual language characterized by sensitivity, precision, and a strong narrative focus.
Since 2011, he has been a lecturer at the Department of Television and Film Image Production at the University of Silesia in Katowice. He earned his doctoral degree there in 2016. Paweł is also a graduate of the Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University and a member of the Polish Filmmakers Association.
His cinematography credits include numerous acclaimed documentary and fiction projects, such as The Kiosk (2023, dir. Daniel Stopa), Zud (2016), Decrescendo (2011, dir. Marta Minorowicz), My Home (2012, dir. Magdalena Szymków), When I Will Be a Bird (2013, dir. Monika Pawluczuk), Polonez (2016), First Pole on Mars (2016), Relax (2018, dir. Agnieszka Elbanowska), Opera About Poland (2017, dir. Piotr Stasik), and New Born (2018, dir. Lidia Duda). More recent projects include Andrew Warhol, My Factory (dir. Bogdan Dziworski), Magnesia (dir. Maciek Bochniak), and Illusion (dir. Marta Minorowicz).
His documentary Synek received the Jantar Award for Best Short Documentary at the 39th Young and Film Festival in 2020, recognized for its intimate and restrained portrayal of complex family relationships. At the same festival, Maria nie żyje (dir. Martyna Majewska), photographed by Paweł, was honored with the Journalists’ Award for Best Short Film.
Paweł also served as cinematographer for all five seasons of the acclaimed comedy series The Office PL, directed by Maciek Bochniak. The fifth season premiered on Canal+ Poland.
In recent years, he has increasingly focused on directing documentary films. His short documentary The Tuners was awarded the Silver Dragon in the International Short Film Competition at the Krakow Film Festival. His documentary Dust (Pył), following rally motorcyclist Konrad Dąbrowski and his father, the legendary rider Marek Dąbrowski, was selected for the National Competition at the Krakow Film Festival 2024 and the Documentary Shorts Competition at the 2024 Camerimage Festival.
Recently, Paweł received the Silver Dragon Award for directing The Tuners at the Krakow Film Festival, where the film was recognized in the International Short Film Competition. The documentary has also enjoyed international success, winning the Non-Fiction Best Short Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo, one of the world’s leading short film festivals. This distinction is particularly significant as it qualifies the film for consideration in the Academy Awards short documentary category. The Tokyo award marked the film’s third Oscar-qualifying recognition, further cementing its international acclaim.
