1.0Denver Wedding Photographers - Elevate Bloghttps://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WvdliDwDAr"><a href="https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/poland-moving-past-present/">Poland – A Country Moving Forward</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/poland-moving-past-present/embed/#?secret=WvdliDwDAr" width="600" height="338" title="“Poland – A Country Moving Forward” — Denver Wedding Photographers - Elevate Blog" data-secret="WvdliDwDAr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/Poland-5-960x640.jpg20001333I had the opportunity to travel to Poland this past July to document the work that my church, Mission Hills, is doing in that country.  I had a few preconceived ideas of what an Eastern European country that was held under a communist regime for decades would look and feel like.  I was totally wrong!  Instead of concrete block apartments, I was greeted with colorful and historic city squares.  Instead of a barren landscape, there were beautiful forests alongside fields of wheat and corn.  Instead of a cold and inhospitable attitude, I was greeted with smiles and helpful people wherever I went. I started my travels in the city of Poznan, which is located in western Poland.  The Old Town part of Poznan was absolutely beautiful and almost felt like a fairytale with all of it’s colorful building and cobblestone streets.  I especially enjoyed the “pink church”, formally known as Parish Church of St. Stanislaus.  It was a Catholic church with an amazing artwork and beautiful architecture.  I think I could have spent an entire day there just photographing all the intricate details.  I also visited a large park, Citadel Park, where the Nazi’s made their last stand against the ...