Wroclaw ‘Instagramers’ showcase city’s most famous sites

Paula Newton, CNN
Updated 8:29 AM EST, Wed November 20, 2013
A series of photos from Wroclaw's Market Square are stitched together to create an alternative perspective of the Polish city. Wroclaw Instagramers specialize in snapping enticing, thought provoking shots of their home town.
An alternative perspective —
A series of photos from Wroclaw's Market Square are stitched together to create an alternative perspective of the Polish city. Wroclaw Instagramers specialize in snapping enticing, thought provoking shots of their home town.
Cortesy Instagramers Wroclaw
In this Instagram snap the stylish fountains of Wroclaw's Market Square bask in the soft glow of the morning sun.
Market Square Fountain —
In this Instagram snap the stylish fountains of Wroclaw's Market Square bask in the soft glow of the morning sun.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
An ornamental gnome clings to a lamppost. Wroclaw is famed for the tiny statues that can be found dotted across the city, often in unusual locations.
Ornamental gnome —
An ornamental gnome clings to a lamppost. Wroclaw is famed for the tiny statues that can be found dotted across the city, often in unusual locations.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
A close-up shot of the Pod Gyfami building in Wroclaw which dates back to the 14th century.
Pod Gryfami —
A close-up shot of the Pod Gyfami building in Wroclaw which dates back to the 14th century.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
A smiling street performer takes a break and chats on her phone near Wroclaw's Market Square. Artists and dancers are a regular feature in and around central Wroclaw.
Stilted performance —
A smiling street performer takes a break and chats on her phone near Wroclaw's Market Square. Artists and dancers are a regular feature in and around central Wroclaw.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
Colorful dies puff out above the crowds celebrating the Festiwal Kolorow (Festival of Colors) in Wroclaw earlier this year. The event marked the Hindu festival of Holi.
Festiwal Kolorow —
Colorful dies puff out above the crowds celebrating the Festiwal Kolorow (Festival of Colors) in Wroclaw earlier this year. The event marked the Hindu festival of Holi.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
Wroclaw's Sky Tower rises high above the city and can be seen for miles around. Here, a group member captures the building as the sun sets in the distance.
Sky Tower —
Wroclaw's Sky Tower rises high above the city and can be seen for miles around. Here, a group member captures the building as the sun sets in the distance.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
Not quite gnomes but an equally unlikely urban site, "The Passage" is a striking public art installation by the artist Jerzy Kalina that shows a series of ghost-like figures rising out of the sidewalk in downtown Wroclaw.
The Passage —
Not quite gnomes but an equally unlikely urban site, "The Passage" is a striking public art installation by the artist Jerzy Kalina that shows a series of ghost-like figures rising out of the sidewalk in downtown Wroclaw.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
Modeled on a medieval castle, this striking water tower is only a short tram ride south of central Wroclaw and makes for a fantastic photo opportunity on a clear day -- as evidenced by this handy snap.
Wroclaw's water tower —
Modeled on a medieval castle, this striking water tower is only a short tram ride south of central Wroclaw and makes for a fantastic photo opportunity on a clear day -- as evidenced by this handy snap.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
A neon sign on the roof of a building as captured by the Instagramers Wroclaw collective.
Lit up in neon —
A neon sign on the roof of a building as captured by the Instagramers Wroclaw collective.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
This statue, located outside one of Wroclaw's many catholic churches, is a more conventional ode to the art of sculpture -- no dwarfves or monuments rising from the pavement here.
Where angels play —
This statue, located outside one of Wroclaw's many catholic churches, is a more conventional ode to the art of sculpture -- no dwarfves or monuments rising from the pavement here.
Courtesy Instagramers Wroclaw
Love Padlocks on the Tumski Bridge in Wroclaw, Poland. Lovers come to the bridge and attach padlocks with their names written on them then throw the key into the Odra River. CNN's Wojciech Treszczynski joined in the Instagram spirit and captured this tradition while on assignment for CNN International's "On the Road" series.
Love Bridge —
Love Padlocks on the Tumski Bridge in Wroclaw, Poland. Lovers come to the bridge and attach padlocks with their names written on them then throw the key into the Odra River. CNN's Wojciech Treszczynski joined in the Instagram spirit and captured this tradition while on assignment for CNN International's "On the Road" series.
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Wroclaw 'Instagramers' showcase city's most famous sites

CNN’s On the Road series brings you a greater insight into the customs and culture of Poland. On TV and online CNN explores the places, the people and the passions unique to this eastern European nation. Watch the episodes during the week of November 18 and the special half-hour show on November 23 & 24.

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Instagramers Wroclaw are a collective of street photographers

They document their city using traditional cameras and smartphones

The results are a stunning selection of images that reveal a different side of the Polish

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In this creative age of camera phones and photo apps, what better way to learn about a city from afar than through the lenses of its eagle-eyed street photographers?

As part of CNN’s On the Road Poland special, we asked Instagramers Wroclaw (a collective of photography enthusiasts with a passion for documenting their city) to show us what life is like in their home town.

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Capturing Poland's postcard beauty

The group, which has been together since April 2013, meet regularly and aim to capture the best of Wroclaw, offering insights for those who may be seeking to visit or even just learn a little more about the picturesque city in Poland’s southwest.

“We want to show (Wroclaw) from a different perspective,” explained group member Marcin Walencik. “We want to show the city as it is. Real, no fakes.”

See also: Polish street art goes large

From the enormous Sky Tower to the city’s enchanting central square, and from the famous “Love Bridge” to the quirky gnome statuettes scattered playfully in squares and walkways around town, you can see the group’s stunning results in the gallery above (and on their Instagram feed).

Instagramers Wroclaw consists of Tomasz Jakub Sysło, Malina Mituniewicz, Marek Maziarz, Marcin Walencik, Grzegorz Rajter and Joanna Witek, said group member Marcin Walencik.

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