{"id":43,"date":"2025-09-24T00:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaryjourneys.pl\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:18:54","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/literaryjourneys.pl\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>My name is Jacek Szacho-G\u0142uchowicz \u2013 a music teacher, organist, choirmaster, and devoted reader. I am not a&nbsp;professional photographer, just a man with a camera and a&nbsp;love for discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My journeys often begin with a book. 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