Aga Szydlik

Aga is a USA-based photographer focused on documentary photojournalism, conservation, and heritage site preservation. Her work highlights indigenous tribes and rituals while supporting human rights and environmental efforts. Her career began in Thailand, documenting Muay Thai fights, and her travels have taken her across Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and South Africa. Combining her love for photography and science, Aga collaborates with NGOs and undertakes freelance projects to make a meaningful impact on the communities she photographs.

Best Achievements, Educational Background, and Exhibitions

Lens Magazine | Issue 113 | Portrait, February 2024
Lens Magazine | Issue 112 | Travel, January 2024
Lens Magazine | Editor-In-Chief’s Favorite Collection December 2023
Lens Magazine | Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Issue 107 | August 2023
Lens Magazine | Colorful Issue 101 February 2023
Lens Magazine | 100th Issue Celebration January 2023
Lens Magazine | Editor-In-Chief’s Favorite Collection December 2022
Lens Magazine | October 2022
Lens Magazine | January 2022
Spotlight Magazine | Issue 27 | December 2021
Gold List | International Art Market Magazine | October 2021
Spotlight Magazine Issue 6 | June 2021
Circle Foundation for the Arts | London 2021
Spotlight Magazine Issue 23 | April 2021
Dodho Magazine | March 2021
Art International Contemporary Magazine | April 2021
Lens Magazine | November 2020
Aesthetica Magazine | June 2020
Art International Contemporary Magazine | January 2020- Ongoing
Nikon Szeroki Kadr | April 2020
JaamZIN Creative | April 2020
Lens Magazine | January 2020
Lens Magazine | August 2019
Lens Magazine | June 2019
The Vision Project | June 2019
Gold List | International Art Market Magazine 2019
GOLD LIST | Top Contemporary Artists of Today 2019
Lens Magazine Jan 2019
International Art Market Magazine | Top Contemporary Artists of Today
Social Documentary Network, January 2019
Flamingo Magazine, October 2017- February 2018
Dodho Magazine, March 2017- Present
SHOOT Magazine, BTS Winner
Sawubona Magazine, February-September 2017
Chiiz Magazine, June 2017
Silvershotz May 2017
The Getaway Magazine, December 2016
Responsible Traveller Magazine, November 2016
The Fernweh Collective Magazine, October 2016
Photographers without Borders, Issue 5, January 2016
Yokkao Boxing, 2012-2013
Warriors Of The Mongkon 2012
Muay Siam Magazine 2012
Awards
reFocus Awards | 2023 Black & White Bronze Winner
Travel Photographer of the Year – 2023 | Finalist
20th Pollux Awards | Spain 2023
Global Business Awards 2022 | UK, Culture Category
Monovision Photography Awards | UK 2022
Dante Alighieri International Award | Palermo 2021
International Prize Raffaello & Canova | Venice 2021
New York City | International Award 2020
50 International Contemporary Artists | Guide to Investing in Art
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, Spain 2020
14th POLLUX AWARDS, Spain 2020
International Prize Leonardo da Vinci | Italy 2020
13th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 1st Place in Documentary Series, Spain 2019
Dodho Magazine | Dodho Color Awards 2017
IPA | 1st place in Extreme Sports 2015
Honorable Mention in People Category, IPA
Honorable Mention in Home Category: Perception, IPA 2015
Honorable Mention in Family of Man, 2016 Winning entry “Medicine Man”
Books
International Cultural Management [ICM] | Art for Peace 2023
Khwa ttu | San Heritage 2021
ART UNIVERSAL | Encyclopedia of International Art 2020
The Stars of Contemporary Art | September 2020
Dodho | Life in Color 2017
Silvershotz | Silvershotz 2017 Folio
Origins of Fire | The University of Burgos, Department of Archaeology, April 2017
Exhibitions
Atlas of Humanity | IMAGENATION PARIS, Paris 2023
Migrations and The Shifting Borders | LoosenArt, Millepiani Gallery, Rome Italy JANUARY 2023
BARCELONA BIENNALE | M.E.A.M. NOVEMBER 2022
Carrousel du Louvre | October, Paris France
International Art Center | September, AL USA
White Space Chelsea Gallery | August 2021, NY USA
SAC’s Stonehenge Gallery exhibition | July 2021, USA
Israeli Art Market Gallery | 2021 NEW YEAR EXHIBITION, Jan 1st-March 1st
Florence Biennale | October 22-31, Italy 2021
International Norman Biennial |Monreale, Italy September 2020
Galerie du Marché Prestige | Switzerland, 2020- ongoing
Art Screen TV | SG Productions Switzerland, 2020- ongoing
WHITE SPACE Gallery | New York, USA 2021
SAC’s and Stonehenge Gallery | Alabama, USA 2020
NY Expo | The BIG Exhibition 2020 | March 2020
Millepiani Gallery | Isolation. Living Oneself, LoosenArt | Rome, Italy 2020
FotoNostrum Gallery | Barcelona, Spain 2020
FotoNostrum Gallery | Barcelona, Spain 2019
Millepiani Gallery | Environment Documenta, LoosenArt | Rome, Italy 2019
One Source Exhibition | Johannesburg 2018
The Gavin Project Gallery, Maboneng Precinct | Johannesburg 2016-2018
Artspan at SOMA, San Francisco, 2015-2016
One World at Merchants of Reality Gallery, San Francisco 2015-2016
Skulls, Skin, and Tissue at Menagerie Gallery, San Francisco 2015-2016
NGO work
Photographers Without Borders
Survival International
Tackle Africa
News and Interviews
Szeroki Kadr | Nikon Pl 2020
The Crazy Mind | JaamZIN Creative Studio 2020
Matsidiso | A Night At The Leonardo da Vinci Awards 2020
Dodho Magazine | 2017
Matsidiso | Story of Traveling Shoes 2017

Award Winner
Photo of the Day

Camera Gears

Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body
Canon 24-70 RF and RF 70-200mm USM Full-Frame Lens
Tripod, Lume Cube and flash

Some of Aga Szydlik’s Most Popular Award Achievements

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