Kamil Bałuk

is a reporter. He studied Sociology, Dutch Studies, and Journalism; he also graduated from the Polish Reportage School. Kamil is the author of the book “Wszystkie dzieci Louisa” [All of Louis’s Children], published in Poland in 2017. He was awarded the Ryszard Kapuściński Scholarship to support his project of a reportage collection on the modern Netherlands, on which he is currently working.

It Pays to Be Tolerant

World + People

Dreams and Visions

It Pays to Be Tolerant

From cannabis coffee shops to the windows of Amsterdam’s red light district, the Netherlands is famed for its tolerance. But what does Dutch tolerance actually refer to?

Kamil Bałuk

A Time to Shed Our Scales

Art + Stories, World + People

Dreams and Visions, Opinions

A Time to Shed Our Scales

Father Maciej Zięba of the Polish Catholic Church talks about the difficulties of the pandemic, dealing with change, and his experiences in the Solidarity movement of the 1980s.

Kamil Bałuk

The Bulb Bubble

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Bulb Bubble

In the 17th century, so-called ‘tulip mania’ swept the Netherlands. Bulbs became the hottest property on the market, before everything fell apart. Why exactly did these palm-sized bulbs cause such a commotion?

Kamil Bałuk

The Mechanical Drummer

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Mechanical Drummer

Polyend began life in 2015 as a small, musical equipment start-up in northeastern Poland. By 2016, they’d already received an order from Aphex Twin for their digital drumming machine, Perc.

Kamil Bałuk