Born in 1985 in Rydułtowy. Coal miner's daughter. Member of Napo Images Agency. The first Silesian woman to receive the World Press Photo Award in 2021.
Her long-term projects were nationally and internationally awarded by Magnum & Ideas Tap award among others. She completed the internship at Magnum Photos office in New York City.
Karolina is an award-winning photographer with a master's degree in photography from the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz. She is based in Poland and works on verity of her projects both locally and internationally. She has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, De Volkskrant.