Exceptional photography picturing Poland, its oddities and beautiful things. This blog is made to promote Poland in touristic and cultural sense and make people rediscover this wonderful country. Tumblr (3.0; @polskibeat)http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f85772203dbc9d63069da120a9ca668a/tumblr_mghsnpD9P31qhsqm1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e31751fcbaa1cd9722d89b9db001dc86/tumblr_mghsnpD9P31qhsqm1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18ce7577f1a41ef638ea27bcdd6028a2/tumblr_mghsnpD9P31qhsqm1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5ee801546462bf95c0bc51de1da0f16/tumblr_mghsnpD9P31qhsqm1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://willigula.tumblr.com/post/40304828751/a-vanished-world-photographs-of-the-jewish" target="_blank">willigula</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p><em>A Vanished World</em> - photographs of the Jewish ghettos in Kraków & Mukachevo by Roman Vishniac, 1935-1938</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I am getting teary-eyed…</p> <p>I wasnt aware of who I am until I realized that I look like one of those boys.</p> <p>People said “Who are you?”.</p> <p>And I said “I don`t know.”</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/40674151540http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/40674151540Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:51:00 -0500PolandKrakowjews<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc4da38fce0c2939faa46514a0a1a703/tumblr_mga1vmylQH1qzk5eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fikimiki.info/post/40175875313/krakow-iii-old-town-quarter-krakowlenss" target="_blank">fikifikiwiki</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>KRAKOW III. Old town quarter. #krakowlenss #pllenss #travellenss - @lenss- #webstagram</p> </blockquote> <p>Jewish shop sign in Krakow.</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/40332709790http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/40332709790Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:04:12 -0500PolandKrakowjewsshopsign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2d68280e771ca26024220308a46f56a/tumblr_mg498w2Vqy1rsse9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://polish-vintage.tumblr.com/post/39674628999/witold-liszkowski-personal-art-1977" target="_blank">polish-vintage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Witold Liszkowski, „Personal Art”, 1977</p> </blockquote> <p>Polish modern art.</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39749397084http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39749397084Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:50:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eae11d0bebe4e191d7defd3468b832a7/tumblr_mfyhmaBWSX1s21ooxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39574624587http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39574624587Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:14:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b24673239938aad6ab2ae5abb6a49b46/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddc1bb1e32dc9642ce55211f6a7c9604/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ecc57cad8807cdd782411c3d7728265/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d63306b1f6a78d95743b4dd5da5eb42/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcde14c3764d083e499cee85ea2464b6/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8802c3e3420176819c1b2fd02f4cc50/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10d109366d03c808765578a7183201c2/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4f4ef94a7bbe39ace03a23821daedbf/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fc3a63d2d7e272e7b686cbdf1019ffc/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/439f0186dacd09b8f115e508257d88bc/tumblr_mfk11eJOKO1rk43zlo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rainingcatsandbirds.tumblr.com/post/38742927807/un-known-cracow" target="_blank">rainingcatsandbirds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>(un)known Cracow.</p> </div> </blockquote>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39039297195http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/39039297195Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:35:45 -0500PolandKrakowoldfotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cae15a35f6d80ac7810ba7b3142f01de/tumblr_mflbnfWb3y1rt3uypo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e215b16631f97b2f5950e6a646a5c1e/tumblr_mflbnfWb3y1rt3uypo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Old polish postcards from 1900s (?)</p> <p>source: <a href="http://www.loscuadernosdejulia.com" target="_blank">http://www.loscuadernosdejulia.com</a></p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38790401013http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38790401013Tue, 25 Dec 2012 09:16:00 -0500postcardsholidayPolandwinterpolishcoupleloveletterpostoldvintage1900s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30d4abe30f06a0067b8c08702f2857ce/tumblr_mfl55c8ZzU1rt3uypo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy lonely Christmas!</p> <p>(Picture by polish painter Stefan Norblin.)</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38786190519http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38786190519Tue, 25 Dec 2012 06:56:00 -0500ChristmasStefan NorblinwinterPierrot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/114cf917c0ccef38fbd075162804806b/tumblr_mf4bkgWpL71rt3uypo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/530617b717e5f608090aff2923e50012/tumblr_mf4bkgWpL71rt3uypo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd12cebce3d767c038bf1e4e62fd348f/tumblr_mf4bkgWpL71rt3uypo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Polish uniforms!…</p> <p>(I wish someone would make Polyvore set based on this!)</p> <p>P.S. If you don`t know, I was joking about the set. :)</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://polishgreatness.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://polishgreatness.blogspot.com/</a></p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38053164385http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/38053164385Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:55:00 -0500Polanduniforms30swar1939ww2<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9cjnxkBy91rwel18o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahwwiipropaganda.tumblr.com/post/30771385759/source" target="_blank">fuckyeahwwiipropaganda</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small><a href="http://umedia.lib.umn.edu/node/45787?mode=" target="_blank">source</a></small></p> </blockquote> <p>P-poland</p> <p>T_T</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/37402907904http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/37402907904Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:15:51 -0500Polandposterbraveno UK you lie you don`t like Poland<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvn0q9D8GT1qeqxedo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/36085356907http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/36085356907Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:01:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdg2f7TNnF1rsse9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://60sinpoland.tumblr.com/post/35653782653/stodola-fot-eustachy-kossakowski" target="_blank">60sinpoland</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Stodoła, fot Eustachy Kossakowski</p> </blockquote> <p>Gorgeous!</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914968957http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914968957Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:15:11 -0500Polandclub60sbwyouthsmoking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc7xnsBVIH1qzgiooo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://galeriakrakowska.info/post/35693994559/krakow-just-a-walk-via-just-a-walk-by" target="_blank">galeriakrakow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>KRAKÓW</p> <p>Just a walk</p> <p>(via <a href="http://oris-rake.deviantart.com/art/just-a-walk-143278141?q=gallery:krakowianie/23927622&qo=737" target="_blank">just a walk by ~Oris-Rake on deviantART</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Old Krakow</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914903886http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914903886Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:14:02 -0500PolandKrakowvintagephotogirls<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54dr5m3xw1qldiyco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54dr5m3xw1qldiyco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><strong><em>Ashes and Diamonds</em></strong> <strong>(<em>Popiół i diament</em>)</strong> | dir. Andrzej Wajda</p> </blockquote> <p>A scene from my all time favorite movie. Nothing can compare.</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914817587http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914817587Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:12:30 -0500Popiol i diamentWajdaCybulskiscenebw<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhpdokKtl1qdoemqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mdlenieoczomt.tumblr.com/post/35714038187/mgla-wica-poznan-fog-at-park-mickiewicza" target="_blank">mdlenieoczomt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>mgła wica #poznan #fog (at Park Mickiewicza)</p> </blockquote> <p>This is impossibly beautiful… Is it even real?</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914744865http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/35914744865Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:11:14 -0500foggreenparkPoznanPolandsee that?<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9byzuqHFC1rs6xqoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paraskiewna.tumblr.com/post/30232314000/stanislaw-ignacy-witkiewicz-witkacy" target="_blank">paraskiewna</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy), self-portrait</p> </blockquote>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/33023629636http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/33023629636Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:09:36 -0400Witkiewiczpainterplaywrightself-portraitsurrealistPolandpolishbwold<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb806hR9bg1r5dcj6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Polish bikers!</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32947443942http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32947443942Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:51:29 -0400Polandpolishbikersbwretro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb809fIbDb1r5dcj6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Polish bikers?…</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32946157081http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32946157081Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:24:32 -0400Polandpolishbikersmotorcycleoldretrobw<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdkrsb3G71ql6xuio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fortheeasilydistracted.tumblr.com/post/32874997251/no-story-for-this-one-i-just-adore-that-light" target="_blank">fortheeasilydistracted</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>No story for this one, I just adore that light.</p> </blockquote>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945928485http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945928485Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:19:45 -0400Polandmedievalcastleclotheslight<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdx1d69ov1qgcznlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://enigmaland.tumblr.com/post/32887684732/polish-painter-wojciech-weiss-with-his-wife-irene" target="_blank">enigmaland</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Polish painter Wojciech Weiss with his wife Irene, 1908.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>One of my favoritest polish painters. Maybe most favorite! With his wife.</p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945816155http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945816155Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:17:24 -0400PolandpolishwifeWojciech Weisspainter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma91x8U1EJ1r0k5v4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://literatureismyutopia.tumblr.com/post/32922617740/bookstore-by-red-r-on-flickr" target="_blank">literatureismyutopia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitingfrost/5718924545/" title="Bookstore" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitingfrost/" target="_blank">red R</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote> <p>What a bookstore! In my favorite city Lodz. </p>http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945645578http://polskibeat.tumblr.com/post/32945645578Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:13:47 -0400PolandLodzstreetbookstorebooksreadingretrooldathmospheric