My name in Polish is Andrzej, Andrew in English, but I go by Andy. I started taking photos in the early 1970's. My first camera was a Zorkij, a Russian knock off of a Leica. My black and white photo lab was in my bathtub: a large cutting board across the tub supported the enlarger, the trays with the developer, the stop bath and fixer were placed underneath. To my mother’s disappointment, I could never get the stains out of the surface of the tub. The stains only worsened when I started processing color prints. Back then I shot some weddings to support my hobby. I also took photo assignments for a student magazine when I was studying in Krakow, Poland. The reward was an access to concerts and other events. When I left Poland I found work in photolabs in various cities such as Jerusalem, Athens, Calgary and Ottawa.
I moolighted as a wedding photographer for a few years than I got tired of it, it has taken me a few years to get into digital and to focus on photography as a hobby once more. :)

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