Fotografia z cyklu pt. "Eyja" (wyspa). Projekt "Eyja" był pokazywany w jeden z galerii fotograficznej w Reykjaviku - Ramskram. In the last decades more people have immigrated to Iceland from abroad and immigrants and their children are now nearly 13% of the population, with most of them coming from the countries of the former eastern bloc in Europe. To begin with, most came to work in construction or cleaning or as caregivers, even though many had higher qualifications from home. Gradually, these new residents have moved into other professions and though most have certainly encountered some prejudice there has not been much organised resistance to immigration. Politicians who have tried to raise anti-immigrant issues have not found much support. Kamil Grygo came to Iceland from Poland and has both worked and studied here. His photographs focus on other people from his part of the world. The people in his pictures are young and all have been making their way in the arts, as Kamil himself has done. The photographs are playfully composed and there is little to connect the people we see to the arts except this playfulness. This is part of what makes Kamil’s photographs interesting to Icelandic audiences and also teaches an important lesson since most of us are used to seeing immigrants portrayed only in certain roles when they appear, e.g. in the media. This is not really conscious prejudice but the tendency to pigeonhole people in advance is one form of prejudice and this applies not only in the case of immigrants but holds for all groups who are seen to be different from the majority. Kamil’s photographs are a clear statement on the possibilities and potential of Iceland’s new residents but also a lesson on how we still tend to think of other people.