Widzialne i niewidzialne piękno matematyki

The article deals with a beauty of mathematics as a phenomenon, which can be approached both from the aesthetic and intellectual levels. It has been illustrated by the series of photographs which are visual representations of the selected mathematical objects. The aim of the paper is to outline chosen aspects of perception and understanding of the aesthetics of mathematics in the context of photographic exemplification of concepts and patterns. All presented photographs have been taken by the participants of International Photography Competition Mathematics in Focus. The competition is organized regularly since 2010 by the University of Szczecin, Poland. Its popularity is growing systematically, what is reflected in the number of participants submitting their works: in 2010 there were 400 people who participated in the competition whereas in 2015 the total amount of them surpassed 8000. The gallery of all awarded works can be viewed at: http://www.mwo.usz.edu.pl/galeria-prac-nagrodzonych.