Boris Makary's project "They Were" is essentially, like a Man-Ray, a representation of reality through negatives,

on which the artist hand-painted signs and numbers symbolizing the character of the person depicted in the photograph. The starting point was numerology, hidden symbols intended to convey information about the individual while avoiding literalism. "They Were" – photographs, each telling the story of a different woman. These graphic images, hand-painted by the artist, intrigue and captivate the viewer, prompting them

to analyze complex "patterns" of personality. Boris Makary leaves the viewer with many ambiguities and freedom to interpret the meanings of his works.

The project was presented at the FOTOFEVER exhibition at the Louvre and at the NUE gallery in Paris. It won first place in the Fine Arts – Nude category

in the international Prix de la Photograpie Paris (PX3) competition. Borys Makary, a photographer born in Poland in 1977, works with conceptual, creative photography that comments on reality. His projects demonstrate a keen interest in human nature, especially women. He seeks interesting and intriguing methods of imagery, approaching not only photography as a medium but also the subjects presented in an innovative way.

He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Multimedia Communication at the University of Arts in Poznań.

He studied fashion photography with Miles Aldridge and at the International Center of Photography in New York. He was an assistant to fashion photographer Richard Warren.

Borys Makary has exhibited his work in Paris, including at the FOTOFEVER exhibition

at the Louvre and at the NUE Gallery in Paris. The artist's photographs have also been presented at the WeArt festival in Barcelona, ​​Photo Independent in Los Angeles,

and in numerous national exhibitions. He has received numerous international awards in photography competitions in the US and Europe, including three medals at the Prix de la Photographie Paris 2013 – both for advertising campaigns and for his own projects.