Peter Gaszynski (Polish: Piotr Gaszynski; 4 April 1963 – 9 August 2017) was a photographer, director, and producer based in Stockholm, Sweden.
History Gaszynski started out as an assistant to one of Sweden's most known fashion photographer Stig "Stickan" Forsberg in 1982. He studied art history and several other courses at the University of Uppsala until 1986 and also has studied at the Stockholm Film School. Gaszynski has worked as a production designer in films, game shows, and television programs.
He has produced and directed several documentaries and worked on a large number of projects for television channels in Sweden.
The art photography of Peter Gaszynski combines digital technology with more traditional techniques. Gaszynski has had several exhibitions with his work including one 2007 exhibition in Singapore in which his photos of Swedish innovations were shown on bus shelters in the city. This was in collaboration with the Swedish embassy and the Singapore Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts.
His company House Production produces commercials and documentaries for Swedish television "SVT".
Timeline From 1982 to 1986 University of Uppsala 1985 Establishes House Worldwide interiors 1986–1988 Studies at Stockholm Filmschool 1988–2003 Working as a photographer, interior designer. Opens 3 showrooms in Sweden. Simultaneously working as production designer for film and TV. Also starts filming documentaries under own name. 2003–2005 Freelance producer/segment producer for Swedish media companies "Strix" "Titan TV" "Baluba" "Eyeworks" 2005 Establishes his own company "House Production" 2006– exclusively working with photography and film projects under own name, mainly producing commercials and documentaries for Swedish National TV "SVT"
Associations The Swedish Association of Journalists Association of Sweden's Independent Filmmakers The Swedish Photographers Association
Filmography Year Title Genre 2004 Thorsten Flinck and his Band Music/documentary 2004 The Last Poet of Rock & Roll Music/documentary 2005 One Should Send Them Toys ...After the Tsunami Documentary 2005 Miss Thailand from Sweden Documentary 2005 Sissel Kyrkjebö Live Music/entertainment 2006 Madrugada, Live in Oslo Music/entertainment 2006 Tilles Journey Documentary 2007 A Swedish Master in Cremona Documentary 2007 Kidnapped in Baghdad Documentary 2007 The Swedish Chef at Raffles Documentary 2008 My Body – Women About Their Bodies Documentary 2008 My Body – Men About Their Bodies Documentary
References
External links Some of Gaszynski's films Swedish Film Institute Database