Polska Britannica – Czeslaw Siegieda

Czesław Siegieda, born in 1954 in Leicestershire to Polish immigrants in England, showed an interest in photography from an early age. From his teenage years, he photographed the Polish community he grew up in, including parties and funerals, with a keen eye for the absurd and a visible affection for his subjects.

The pictures in the book, taken between 1974 and 1981, show the Catholic traditions and national customs so faithfully maintained by the community as it rebuilt its life after the trauma suffered during and after the Second World War.