Krzysztof Candrowicz is an interdisciplinary curator, sociologist, researcher, project facilitator and activist, the co-founder and member of the Foundation of Visual Education and Fotofestiwal in Lodz, and the former director of the Art Factory and Lodz Art Center (Poland). Between 2013 and 2018, he worked as the artistic director of the Triennial of Photography in Hamburg (Germany), and between 2018 and 2024 as a curator and collaborator of the Ci.CLO Porto Biennale (Portugal).
Krzysztof works internationally as a guest curator and visiting lecturer in numerous organisations, museums, schools and European festivals. He has been a member of the jury of various projects and art prizes, including the Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Award (Arles, France), the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, (London, UK), the Prix Pictet (London, UK), the Historical Book Award, the Author Book Award (Arles, France) and the Robert Capa Award (Budapest, Hungary). Besides being active in visual arts, his interests are rooted in philosophy, social science, anthropology, ecology, astronomy and natural science.

Books published by this duo have been awarded in many international book competitions, including Prix Bob Calle du livre d’artiste (2023), Polish Graphic Design Awards (2019 and 2022), Pictures of the Year International POY75 (2018), International Photography Awards (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), Maribor Photobook Awards (2020), PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (2019), Tokyo International Foto Awards (2018, 2019, 2021), Moscow International Foto Awards (2018, 2019, 2020), Grand Press Photo (2018, 2019), as well as longlisted for Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award (2022), shortlisted for Les Rencontres d’Arles Book Awards (2022), Lucie Photo Book Award (2022), and PHotoESPAÑA (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023), amongst others.