Since I decided to be a professional photographer, I always have been searching for human aspects behind exciting visual world. Taking pictures for example of little Hungarian villages or Turkish bath party I always have been searching for faces, eyes telling history, moments hiding heritage of generations, and was interested in reality reflecting from them. I’m interested in changes of social role of places, and people behind this process. The series, born in my mind, a picture – realized through human fate and stories. This picture may disappear soon, without any left. I was an employee of the Hungary’s most influential political daily newspaper, called Népszabadság, fulfilling the daily work which is often based on routine because of lack of time. Mostly the travel abroad gave me the possibility for more thoughtful work. Nowadays I’m a freelance photographer. I excluded those things, what bothered me. I have time to do my own photo series. Schools: 2008: Magnum Masterclass in London, England. 2008: Magnum Workshop in Toronto, Canada 2004-2005: Bachelor of Arts: Film, Television and Camera 2000:„Masterclass. St. Petersburg, Russia, Soros Foundation 1992-1994: School of Photography Work: 2008: Freelance Photographer, join to the Invision Images 2004-2008 Népszabadság, Hungary’s most influential political daily newspaper, Photo section assistant and photographer. 2002-2004: Népszabadság Magazine, Photo editor 1998- Népszabadság daily newspaper, Photographer Member: 2007 Member of the jury the National Competition of Hungarian Press Photographers. 2001- Member of the Hungarian Photographic Association 2000- Member of the presidency of the Association of Hungarian Journalist. 1998: Member of the Society of Hungarian Press Photographers. Awards: 2008. Won the Visegrad Artist Residency Programme 2007. National Geographic Award 1. Prize Daily Life single National Competition of Hungarian Press Photographers 2006. 3. Prize Contemporary issue 2006. 3. Prize Daily Life stories 2002. 3. Prize Portrait stories 2001. 1. Prize Spot News 2000. 1. Prize Arts and Entertainment stories 2000. 2. Prize Daily Life stories 1999. Photographer of the Year, Association of Hungarian Journalist 1999. 1. Prize Portrait single 1999. 1. Prize General News stories 1999. 2. Prize Spot News 1999. 3. Prize Sport News 1997. Photographer of the Year, Association of Hungarian Journalist 1997. 1. Prize Daily Life single 1996. 1. Prize People in News stories Exhibitions : 2008. „Parallels” exhibition in Budapest 2008. Hungarian National Museum, Equal Chances Exhibition 2003. Millenaries Park, Budapest One Day Exhibition 2001. New Pest Galleria, Refugees Exhibition 2001. Art Hall. Photo saloon. 2000. Mai Manó House. Photographer of the year. National Competition of Hungarian Press Photographers Exhibitions ’95, ’96, ’97, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’06
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Indonesia: Trouble For Native Whale Hunters
By Gyula Sopronyi
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific on 28 December 2008
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The Indonesian whale hunter village, Lamalera Rain mostly exists in the prayers of Christian people of Lamalera. The rocky mountains surrounding the village where a thousand people live ; is not suitable for breeding animals; no vegetables and fruits can survive in the bare, burnt-out ground. There is only the sea, and its fruits to [...]