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 Peter doesn’t purposely talk to his subjects to make   stand  what  he  is  working  with;  constantly  looking  for  a
 them feel at ease. Instead, he relates very directly to the   meaningful  connection  with  his  surroundings.  Instead  of
 subjects. He explains that it’s his responsibility how they   following strict guidelines, Peter prefers to learn by doing
 look in the photograph. “ My subjects can’t change the way   and  from  experience.  By  creating  this  relationship  with
 they look. I can, with the way, I use the light, the way I   everything he does, it is as if he is giving a voice to the ob-
 angle the camera. They should never think about the way   jects, or the projects he works on. It is no longer a single-sid-
 they look. But they have to establish some level of trust in   ed creation, but rather a conversation with whatever he does
 themselves and with me, or at least the camera, so that   in the process. “I enjoy the quest for Arete, by knowing the
 there is a good handfull of “here I am”, and whatever feel-  main  variables  and  then  applying  hands-on  practice  and
 ing and look that brings. We are in the middle of making   attention  to  every  tactile  feedback  from  the  things  at
 a photo, a portrait, together. And with an ordinary person,   hand.  It’s much more fun than following strict recipes and
 not a model or showperson, perhaps this interaction, this   weighing out everything, I think.”
 state of being is only there for five minutes out of a whole
 hour. And you know for sure, when it’s there, and when it   Passing on the Arete
 isn’t.”What Peter describes is like making a good cup of
 coffee. You need a process in which what is inside comes   Another “conversation” Peter has created is the IS-
 to its full potential. You need to reveal its inner greatness   SUES magazine. It is a creative workshop where teenagers
 and flavour. To do that, you need to roast, grind, steam   get  together  to  discuss  issues  they  care  about,  and  then
 pretty decisively. Peter comments “I don’t roast my subjects   they make a magazine out of that, in words and artwork.
 for a portrait (like Avedon someties did), but I am very   He believes that the younger generations have a lot to say
 direct and know I have to work at it, to work them, give   but they often don’t get to express it enough. It is a platform
 them a good steam and a nice cup to land in.”  for  them  to  have  creative  freedom  to  express  what  they
 want, and how they want it. A conversation that creates
 A Craftsman’s Mindset  new perspectives of young voices often unheard or misun-
 derstood.  Peter  also  hosts  workshops  teaching  people
 Peter’s quest for Arete isn’t just in the final product   photography and eco-friendly film development. He teach-
 itself. He is dedicated to understanding every detail of his   es  the  caffenol  method  which  uses  coffee  as  one  of  the
 process. Rather than purchasing a new espresso machine,   main  components  of  developing  his  films.  Aside  from
 he chose a faulty second-hand lever espresso maker. He is   being a delicious beverage, coffee also contains a chemical
 interested in tinkering and fixing the machine to under-  compound called caffeic acid.
           Film developed with beer, thyme and coffee respectively.




 “Photo of Polish Roasting
               This chemical compound is not only present in coffee   commodity  coffee  market.  Coffee  transparency  is  a  great
 Champion Mateusz Karczewski
 of Audun Coffee (and his dog).  but  in  many  other  foods  like  strawberries  and  beer.  A   way to understand where your coffee is coming from and
 The photo was taken while  mixture  of  ingredients  including  coffee  is  concocted  to   ensure that your coffee producers and farmers are being paid
 teaching a caffenol workshop at  create this environmentally friendly film developer. It takes   a fair share for their hard work. There are many different
 Vintage Photo Festival in
           longer to develop the films but the results are beautiful in   components within the coffee chain from bean to cup. It is
 Bydgoszcz. Mateusz gave me a
           their unpredictable way. Through this tactile and engaging   easy to neglect the big network of people who have connect-
 bag of Robusta beans that I used
 in my caffenol developer.”  workshop, he teaches his participants how accessible it is   ed with the coffee that is in front of you.
           to develop their film with common household items that   With  higher  coffee  transparency  comes  well-paid
           are not harmful to the environment. It is clear to see that   workers  and  higher-quality  beans  produced.  What  coffee
           Peter’s  quest  for  Arete  isn’t  by  taking  shortcuts.  He  is   professionals  and  enthusiasts  can  learn  from  Peter  is  the
           committed to understanding the process, what makes sense   importance of creating conversations and connections with
           and  what  is  right.  While  the  world  is  moving  towards   people and our surroundings. By doing so, we can generate
           frontiers we don’t understand, Peter chooses to slow down   dialogues with everyone involved in the coffee journey. This
           and learn the way to connect with his surroundings. The   is  a  crucial  step  to  raising  the  standards  of  the  quality  of
           coffee industry as it moves through different waves is also   coffee and more importantly the quality of the lives of peo-
           experiencing its quest for Arete.             ple who work so hard to bring this much-loved beverage to
               This is no small fleet, as commodity coffee still makes   our  daily  routine.  Revisiting  what  makes  specialty  coffee
           up the majority of the coffee consumed around the world.   great and improving its transparency of origins and trade is
           Coffee farmers are often underpaid and overworked in the   the old way to a new order.


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