The Warsaw Rising, the key event in the Polish history, is interwoven in the memory of Polish people. To mark its 82nd anniversary, the Warsaw Rising Museum invites you to participate in the 8^th edition of the Eugeniusz Lokajski Photo Competition “Remembrance Caught in Camera”. We kindly invite all those who want to express their respect, emotions and feelings via photography, no matter the age, equipment or experience they have.

Preserve the memory lest it fades away

The objective is to capture the atmosphere of the commemorations of the Warsaw Rising in a personal, creative and dedicated way. We do not impose a given place or style, the pictures may be taken during official commemorations but they may also document small events such as concerts, community actions, theme meetings or symbolic gestures. Significantly, the photographs may be taken anywhere all over the globe.

The slogan of the 8th edition, namely: “Take a photo. Show the world that you remember!” encourages to take part in the commemorations and share our perspective by the means of photography. No matter whether you are a professional photographer or you take photos with your smartphone – your perspective matters!

Join now!

The competition lasts from 25 July to 7 August 2026. Each participant may send:

• Max. 6 photographs (each person can submit up to 6 photographs – SINGLE PHOTO category ) or
• Max. 2 photo reports (up to 6 photographs each – PHOTO REPORT category).

Send your work to: foto@1944.pl or using WeTransfer to: foto@1944.pl 

Valuable prizes and prestigious jury

You can win in two categories: single photo and photo report. In addition, the jury will select the Grand Prix winner of the competition, and there will also be a public internet award – everyone will be able to vote for their favourite photo.

Awards: 

• Grand Prix – 10 000 PLN; 
• First place – Fotoforma voucher worth 5 000 PLN for Canon products, 
• Second place – Fotoforma voucher worth 3 000 PLN for Canon products, 
• Third place – Sigma Foto Polska voucher worth 2 000 PLN, 
• Public Vote award – Sigma Foto Polska voucher worth 2 000 PLN.

Jury members:

• Zbigniew Furman – professional photographer
• Wojciech Grzędziński – professional photographer
• Jacek Marczewski – professional photographer
• Chris Niedenthal – professional photographer
• Jan Ołdakowski – Director of the Warsaw Rising Museum

Sponsor of the competition: 

• Fotoforma 

Partner to the competition: 

• Sigma Foto Polska

Media patron:

• Fotopolis.pl