Georg Worecki (born July 28th, 1961 in Düsseldorf) is a German director & photographer of Polish-Italian descent. He learned how to use photographic techniques at an early age from his father, a film producer from the Rhineland. At the age of 10, he won his first camera in an international painting competition.
After graduating from high school, Georg Worecki worked with the actors Eddi Arent, Klaus Havenstein, Willy Millowitsch and Alexander Golling as a technician at the Rheinisches Landestheater in Neuss in 1981. According to studying German, art and building history at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and the RWTH Aachen University, he completed an apprenticeship as a director & was engaged inter alia together with Hermann Florin, Etty Resnik & Klaus Hoser. In 1994 he finished his play „Seventh Solitude“.
Since 1999, Georg Worecki has increasingly worked as a freelance photographer. In 2004 he took over the directing of the experimental short film „Future Light - Lounge Proposal“ about an installation by visual and sound artist Brian Eno. Between 2004 and 2008 Worecki staged black and white pictures with various theatre professionals in the Rhineland. He had his first US solo exhibition in 2010 in Richmond, VA. From 2012 to 2017 he lived and worked in Luxembourg. One focus of his photographic work is humanistic street photography. Worecki is involved in book publications with Francesco Cito, Susan Meiselas, Nino Migliori and Jérôme Sessini. His photographs have been featured in exhibitions alongside work by Paul Kessel, Gil Rigoulet & Jeff Mermelstein. They are part of public and privat collections in Europe & the United States.
"To trace the immediacy of strangeness, the spell of otherness, to visualize the unexpected, is an act of deliverance from the noise of the daily grind. Essentially I make the attempt to project the secret of life onto a screen."
Selected Exhibitions:
2025 Schloss Weilerbach, Bollendorf/Germany
B.T. Batsford Gallery, London/UK
Galerie Alte Post, Pronsfeld/Germany
2024 "Camillo Jona" Covered Market, Trieste/Italy
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow/Scotland
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste/Italy
Valid World Hall, Barcelona/Spain
Expo Centre, Sharjah/UAE
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Serafeio Complex, Athens/Greece
Stadtbibliothek, Neuss/Germany
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
2023 Airport, Trieste/Italy
"Camillo Jona" Covered Market, Trieste/Italy
Künstlerhaus Metternich, Koblenz/Germany
ART150 Gallery, Jersey City/USA
Geomuseum Devonium, Waxweiler/Germany
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow/Scotland
Mikis Theodorakis Theatre, Chania/Greece
European Association of Visual Artists, Prüm/Germany
Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste/Italy
Valid World Hall, Barcelona/Spain
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Serafeio Complex, Athens/Greece
2022 Palazzo Gopcevich, Trieste/Italy
Palazzo della Borsa Vecchia, Trieste/Italy
Palazzo delle Poste, Trieste/Italy
Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste/Italy
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow/Scotland
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis/USA
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
2021 Museo del Territorio, San Daniele del Friuli/Italy
Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad/India
Airport, Trieste/Italy
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
Foley Gallery, New York City/USA
Radisson Collection, Belgrade/Serbia
Laurent Gallery, Melbourne/Australia
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
Matca Space for Photography, Hanoi/Vietnam
2020 Norman Swabian Castle, Mesagne/Italy
Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste/Italy
Valid World Hall, Barcelona/Spain
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow/Scotland
Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Bangkok/Thailand
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
2019 History Miami Museum, Miami/USA
Council Chamber, Aquileia/Italy
Centre Tour à Plomb, Brussels/Belgium
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow/Scotland
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City/USA
Santu Vitu Mia Reloaded, San Vito dei Normanni/Italy
Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste/Italy
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco/USA
Ex Dominican Convent, San Vito dei Normanni/Italy
Officine Fotografiche, Rome/Italy
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Malta Postal Museum, Valletta/Malta
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
2018 Airport, Trieste/Italy
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles/USA
Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco/USA
Kunsthalle, Lingen/Germany
Grand Arsenal, Chania/Greece
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
2017 UNESCO Headquarters, Paris/France
Austrian Culture Forum, Rome/Italy
Palais des Nations, Geneva/Switzerland
Airport, Trieste/Italy
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens/Greece
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City/USA
Spazio Tetenal, Rome/Italy
Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction/USA
Dom Literatury, Lodz/Poland
Szomszéd, Budapest/Hungary
2016 Galerie d' Art du Château, Wiltz/Luxembourg
Black Box Gallery, Portland/USA
Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction/USA
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Pierwszy Lokal, Krakow/Poland
Spazio Tetenal, Rome/Italy
2015 Airport, Trieste/Italy
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Plano/USA
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond/USA
Castro Bisztrò, Budapest/Hungary
Galerie A Spiren, Strassen/Luxembourg
Szomszéd, Budapest/Hungary
2014 Art Museum of the Americas - F Street Gallery, Washington DC/USA
PH21 Gallery, Budapest/Hungary
Galerie A Spiren, Strassen/Luxembourg
Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington DC/USA
2013 Alchemia, Krakow/Poland
The Loft at Liz's Gallery, Los Angeles/USA
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond/USA
2012 June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland/USA
NorthPark Mall, Dallas/USA
Texas State Capitol, Austin/USA
Colorado State Capitol, Denver/USA
The National Press Club, Washington DC/USA
The World Bank, Washington DC/USA
2011 Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond/USA
Jane Sandelin Gallery, Richmond/USA
Black Box Gallery, Portland/USA
House of Sweden, Washington DC/USA
Edison Place Gallery, Washington DC/USA
2010 Bürgerhaus Pullach, Munich/Germany
Universitätsbibliothek, Magdeburg/Germany
Kröpeliner Tor, Rostock/Germany
Colors of Life, Richmond/USA
Embassy of Guatemala, Washington DC/USA
2009 Zentralbibliothek, Bremen/Germany
Rathaus Nippes, Cologne/Germany
World Trade Center, Dresden/Germany
Artspace Gallery, Richmond/USA
West Creek Town Center, Richmond/USA
Atelier Kkien, Milano/Italy
2008 Embassy of Italy, Washington DC/USA
The Gallery Art & Design, Richmond/USA
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Glen Allen/USA
Goethe-Institut, Dresden/Germany
Wahlkreis, Berlin/Germany
2007 Gallery UU Congregation, Atlanta/USA
Volksbank Baden-Baden, Rastatt/Germany
Ver.di Rhein-Neckar, Heidelberg/Germany
Kunstraum D21, Leipzig/Germany
Unitarian Church, Atlanta/USA
2006 Centre de Culture, La Madelaine/France
Hangar 27 Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle/USA
Audubon Society, Atlanta/USA
Landesmuseum für Technik & Arbeit, Mannheim/Germany
Stairwell Gallery, Fort Smith/USA
2005 Kolbhalle, Cologne/Germany
Teloy-Mühle, Meerbusch/Germany
Haus der Lebenshilfe, Grevenbroich/Germany
2004 Schauspielhaus, Neuss/Germany
Espace Malraux, La Madelaine/France
World Trade Center, Dresden/Germany
2003 Schloss Neersen, Willich/Germany
Schauspielhaus, Neuss/Germany
2002 Städtische Galerie, Kaarst/Germany
2001 Galerie Küppers, Neuss/Germany
2000 Galerie Küppers, Neuss/Germany
Selected Awards & Publications:
2024 "DiVine Insights", Trieste/Italy
"Mythography - Vol. 04", Trieste/Italy
"Black & White Photo Awards", Honorable Mentions, Paris/France
"Play! Let the Game Begin", Trieste/Italy
2023 "Analog Sparks", Gold Award Winner in Architecture, Los Angeles/USA
"Urban unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol. 09", Trieste/Italy
"Mythography - Vol. 03", Trieste/Italy
"Siena Creative Photo Awards", Shortlisted, Siena/Italy
"71% - The State of Water", Trieste/Italy
"Anderswo", Koppen/Netherlands
"Finale", Koppen/Netherlands
"Night Harbor", Koppen/Netherlands
"Pasolini - The Unmasked Face", Trieste/Italy
2022 "Paris Street Photo Awards", Honorable Mention Black & White, Paris/France
"Neuss", Koppen/Netherlands
"Mythography - Vol. 02", Trieste/Italy
"Inventions au Grand-Duché", Koppen/Netherlands
"Siena Creative Photo Awards", Shortlisted, Siena/Italy
"Le pluriel est mensonge", Koppen/Netherlands
"Worlds of Women", Trieste/Italy
"Eternal Innocence", Koppen/Netherlands
"Blickpunkt Düsseldorf", Eindhoven/Netherlands
2021 "Siena Creative Photo Awards", Shortlisted, Siena/Italy
"Urban unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol. 07", Trieste/Italy
"Urban Photo Awards", Finalist, Trieste/Italy
"Dante 2021", Trieste/Italy
"Mythography - Vol. 01", Trieste/Italy
2020 "Generazioni/Generations", Trieste/Italy
"Chromantic", Trieste/Italy
"Bangkok Street Photography Festival", Finalist, Bangkok/Thailand
2019 "Paris Street Photo Awards", Finalist & 1st Place Black & White, Paris/France
"Miami Street Photography Festival", Finalist, Miami/USA
"An der Stad - Vol. 03", Eindhoven/Netherlands
"Brussels Street Photography Festival", Finalist, Brussels/Belgium
"An der Stad - Vol. 02", Eindhoven/Netherlands
"Short Street Stories", Trieste/Italy
"Küstenfragmente", Eindhoven/Netherlands
"Il Bollettino", Trieste/Italy
"International Street Photography Awards", Finalist Analog, San Francisco/USA
"Nachthafen", Eindhoven/Netherlands
"Italian Street Photo Festival", Finalist, Rome/Italy
"Fun Street Photographer", Finalist, London/UK
"Endspiel", Eindhoven/Netherlands
"PhotoChronicles Street Photography Award", Winner, Paris/France
"Feminine / Masculine", Honorable Mention, Budapest/Hungary
2018 "Malta International Photo Awards", Shortlisted, St. Julian's/Malta
"International Street Photography Awards", 1st Place Analog, San Francisco/USA
"Double Shot", Cologne/Germany
"Streetview", Honorable Mention, Helsinki/Finland
"Flowing City", Trieste/Italy
"An der Stad", Eindhoven/Netherlands
2017 "Urban unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol. 02", Trieste/Italy
"MonoVisions Photography Awards", Honorable Mention, London/UK
"Urban & Human Empathy - Vol. 01", Trieste/Italy
"Chromatic Awards", Honorable Mentions, London/UK
2016 "Alfred Fried Photography Award", Shortlisted, Vienna/Austria
"IPOTY Photography Awards", Honorable Mention, London/UK
"Moscow International Foto Awards", Honorable Mentions, Moscow/Russia
"Prix de la Photographie Paris", Honorable Mention, Paris/France
"International Photography Awards", Honorable Mentions, Los Angeles/USA
"Black & White International Award", Honorable Mention, Rome/Italy
"ND Awards", Honorable Mention, London/UK
"Tokyo International Foto Awards", Honorable Mention, Tokyo/Japan
2015 "Unexpected", Honorable Mention, Budapest/Hungary
"Fine Art Photography Awards", Honorable Mentions, London/UK
"ND Awards", Honorable Mentions, London/UK
2014 "Young Men, Big Dreams", Washington DC/USA
"International Photography Awards", Honorable Mentions, Los Angeles/USA
"ND Awards", Honorable Mentions, London/UK
2013 "International Photography Awards", Honorable Mentions, Los Angeles/USA
"International Fine Art Photography Award of Merit", Paris/France
2012 "Investing in Women & Girls", Washington DC/USA
"Colors of Life" Honorable Mention Award, Washington DC/USA
2011 "Every Child Matters", Washington DC/USA
2010 "Visual Culture Award of Excellence", Charleston/USA
"Night Harbor", Richmond/USA
"A Dream in Color", Richmond/USA
2009 "100 Bilder des Jahres 2008", Berlin/Germany
"Emotions, Dreams & Thoughts of Humanity", Richmond/USA
2008 "Colors of Life" Philanthropy, Richmond/USA
"Visual Culture Award of Excellence", Charleston/USA
2007 "Schnittmenge M" Award, Karlsruhe/Germany
2006 "Bike Expo" Award, 1st Place Black & White, Seattle/USA
"Audubon Society" Photo Contest, Honorable Mention, Atlanta/USA
2005 "Versa 5" Transformation, Cologne/Germany
2004 "DIN A 0 am Niederrhein" Korschenbroich/Germany