Crêpes: lacy naleśniki, photographed from above

Lacy crêpes in a black pan, shot from above — some look like creatures.

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About the series

Naleśniki are thin Polish crêpes. Marcin Dudek fried every crêpe in this series and took every photo himself, shooting straight down into a black pan.

The photos come from his own photo library. A local image classifier found the candidates, and he picked the final set by hand.

Use the photos

The whole series is a public image dataset on Hugging Face: 35 photos. The download contains:

You may reuse the photos for non-commercial purposes if you credit Marcin Dudek.

The series at a glance
Photos35 photos
First photoJune 17, 2022
Latest photoSeptember 17, 2026
Format on Hugging FaceFull-resolution JPEG, imagefolder layout, metadata.csv
LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0
AuthorMarcin Dudek

Questions

What are naleśniki?

Naleśniki are thin Polish crêpes. The naleśniki in this series are lacy and free-form, fried in a black pan and photographed straight down from above.

Who made and photographed these crêpes?

Marcin Dudek made and photographed these crêpes: he fried every crêpe in the series himself and took every photo, shooting straight down into a black pan.

How many photos are in the series?

The series has 35 photos, taken between June 2022 and September 2026. The photos are numbered in capture order, so No. 1 is the oldest, and the gallery lists the newest first.

How were the photos selected?

The photos were selected in two steps: a local image classifier found candidate photos in Marcin Dudek's own photo library, and he picked the final set by hand.

Where can I download the photos?

You can download the photos from Hugging Face, in the MythThrazz/nalesniki dataset: full-resolution JPEGs in the imagefolder layout plus a metadata.csv file with each photo's capture date.

Can I use the photos?

Yes, you can use the photos for non-commercial purposes if you credit Marcin Dudek. The photos and the dataset are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.