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This photo taken on March 26, 2026 shows necklaces made of Baltic amber displayed at the Amberif Fair in Gdansk. Around 200 exhibitors take part in th...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz and his team of amber hunters search for ambers using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in Laszka, northern Poland on M...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents pieces of Baltic amber found by using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents pieces of Baltic amber found by using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in...

An amber hunter of Krzysztof Bieresniewicz's team uses a net to collect amber pieces washed up to the surface by using the hydraulic pressure method i...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents a piece of Baltic amber found by using the hydraulic pressure method in a field i...

An amber hunter of Krzysztof Bieresniewicz's team uses a net to collect amber pieces washed up to the surface by using the hydraulic pressure method i...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents a piece of Baltic amber found by using the hydraulic pressure method in a field i...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, poses for a picture next to a pipe used for searching for amber in Laszka, northern Poland...

A piece of amber lies in the sand as Krzysztof Bieresniewicz and his team of amber hunters search for amber using the hydraulic pressure method in a f...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz and his team of amber hunters search for amber using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in Laszka, northern Poland on Ma...

An amber hunter of Krzysztof Bieresniewicz's team uses a net to collect amber pieces washed up to the surface by using the hydraulic pressure method i...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents pieces of Baltic amber found by using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents a net full of collected pieces of Baltic amber found earlier during the day by us...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents a net full of collected pieces of Baltic amber found earlier during the day by us...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, leader of a team of amber hunters, presents a net full of collected pieces of Baltic amber found earlier during the day by us...

Pieces of Baltic amber are seen in a net collected by using the hydraulic pressure method to search for amber in a field in Laszka, northern Poland on...

Pieces of Baltic amber are seen in a net collected by using the hydraulic pressure method to search for amber in a field in Laszka, northern Poland on...

A bucket full of pieces of Baltic amber is seen after they were collected by using the hydraulic pressure method to search for amber in a field in Las...

This aerial view taken on March 12, 2026 shows Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, an amber hunter, together with his team searching for amber using the hydrauli...

This aerial view taken on March 12, 2026 shows Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, an amber hunter, together with his team searching for amber using the hydrauli...

Krzysztof Bieresniewicz and his team of amber hunters search for ambers using the hydraulic pressure method in a field in Laszka, northern Poland on M...

This aerial view taken on March 12, 2026 shows Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, an amber hunter, together with his team searching for amber using the hydrauli...

This aerial view taken on March 12, 2026 shows Krzysztof Bieresniewicz, an amber hunter, together with his team searching for amber using the hydrauli...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents a piece of amber with an ant inclusion under the microscope light...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents a piece of amber with an air bubble under the microscope light in...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses infrared light to show the difference between fake amber (top) and rea...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses a spectroscope analysis graph to check the authenticity of amber praye...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses a spectroscope to check the authenticity of amber prayer beads before...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses a spectroscope analysis graph to check the authenticity of amber praye...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents a piece of amber with an ant inclusion under the microscope in his...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses a spectroscope to check the authenticity of amber prayer beads before...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents prayer beads made with fake amber (L) and real Baltic amber (R) in...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", poses for photos in front of several certificates in his laboratory in Gdan...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents a board showing the colors in which Baltic amber can be found, in...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", poses for photos in front of several certificates in his laboratory in Gdan...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents a piece of natural Baltic amber (L) and a plastic fake (R) in his...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", presents prayer beads made of glass meant to imitate amber, in his laborato...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", poses for photos in his laboratory in Gdansk, northern Poland, on March 11,...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses a spectroscope to check the authenticity of amber prayer beads before...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", uses infrared light to show the difference between fake amber (top) and rea...

Michal Kosior, gemologist, amber specialist and founder of "Amber Expert", checks the authenticity of amber prayer beads before issuing a certificate...

AFP presents a photo essay and reportage of 150 images by AFP photographer Wojtek RADWANSKI taken in March 2026, on the topic of Baltic Amber and how...