Shaolin Monk Workout: Stunning Photography from Tomasz Gudzowaty

Kipp Whittaker | Jul 31, 2014 9:00 am | 3 comments | 6918 reads

Here are some stunning photographs from Tomasz Gudzowaty, taken from the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. Tomasz is a Polish born photo essayist, whose work has been published in Forbes, TIME, and L'Equipe, and has been awarded World Press Photo, Photo of the Year and NPPA Best of Photo Journalism. 

Gudzowaty holed up with the Shaolin Monks, documenting a handful of the rigorous training routines that they must endure in order to elevate themselves to higher planes of consciousness. These are truly stunning documents of not only their tremendous strength and dedicatoin, but also their ability to absorb both mental and physical pain. 

Photos: Tomasz Gudzowaty

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Starlighter's picture Starlighter Submitted by Guest on Sun, 05/01/2016 - 18:52

Update: I've been in touch with Tomasz on Instagram and he is (thankfully) saying that this was done without his knowledge. At the end of the day, it is the responsibility of TBJ to verify the accuracy of what you are posting. A brief look at Tomasz's website is all it would have taken in this case to spot that this photo was not in the original set and query it.

Pull your pants UP! U SAGGIN'!

Starlighter's picture Starlighter Submitted by Guest on Sun, 05/01/2016 - 12:19

I guess you just copied these photos from another website - or was it from Tomasz himself? Either way, once again, TBJ failed to do due diligence, as Tomasz appears to be passing off one of Steve McCurry's photos as his own. The one of the monks hanging, third from bottom, is one of McCurry's most famous shots, and can be seen near the bottom of his Instagram page as well as on his website. It appears you weren't the only ones to be duped, as there are multiple posts using this same set of photos on other websites such as cryptik.com and the mindunleashed.org. The only place it doesn't appear with the set is on Tomasz's own website, so it's possible he either is genuinely innocent or he didn't want to be that blatant! Please show respect to the original photographer and remove it.

Pull your pants UP! U SAGGIN'!

The Equalizer's picture The Equalizer Submitted by Guest on Sat, 08/02/2014 - 11:32

Nice photos. Mind over matter and they seem to be blessed with the correct balance of speed, balance, discipline, strength, and flexability. Running along a wall is not so simple.

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