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Prague Diary | The Czech capital through the eyes of photographer Iwan Baan
A year ago, photographer Iwan Baan spent a week in Prague taking a series of photographs that have now been turned into an exhibition.
Dutch photographer Iwan Baan mainly photographs architectural subjects, but as is his wont, he does not show buildings in their surroundings or as isolated inanimate objects.
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Preserving the Decay | Interview with Domagoj Burilović
Croatian photographer Domagoj Burilović has been photographing the once glorious, now crumbling buildings of the Slavonia region of Croatia for years. In addition to showing the unique architecture of the houses, he also reflects on social issues such as the exploitation of nature, colonialism, and emigration. The series won 1st
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Intuition, Experimentation and Playfulness | Interview with Zane Priede
Zane Priede is an art director, photographer, and set designer based in Riga, Latvia. She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven and has won several awards in the last few years. In her work, she experiments with unexpected combinations of materials, discovers nuances of light, and searches for new ways
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Love for the Silesian mines—Interview with Marek Locher
Marek Locher is a Polish documentary photographer, who has been documenting Silesian mines for a long time. We asked him about how he started photographing, why he chose the Silesian landscape and the mine as a subject, how he interacts with the miners, and how difficult it is to work
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Nikon launches campaign against artificial intelligence
Nikon is trying to remind us that we can take real photos that are just as baffling as those created by AI—and ours will be even better.
The camera and optics company is fighting back against photo-realistic images created by AI in a new ad campaign called Natural Intelligence,
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The world’s first permanent exhibition of Robert Capa opens
Robert Capa, the Photojournalist, the world’s first permanent exhibition of Robert Capa’s life’s work, has opened in the new exhibition space of the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center.
The unique exhibition presents about 140 photographs from the series, including many that have become iconic, and explores the
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I’m deep-rooted in the East | Interview with Rafał Milach
Rafał Milach (b. 1978, Poland) is a visual artist and photographer who has been working on long-term projects on topics related to the transformation of the former Eastern Bloc. We sat down with Rafał to discuss his works; how photography can be a tool of propaganda and change; the near
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It’s simple, we just overcomplicate it | Father and son
A small touch, a small, simple thing, yet with the unspoken gesture of so many decades—at first glance, these are the thoughts I had about the series of Bulgarian photographer Valery Poshtarov. The series Father and son makes us realize that the ossified ideas of old social conventions can
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Brain researcher meets artist on the gallery wall
How do human brains resemble cities, cells resemble urbanites? How can an ordinary urban photograph explain biological phenomena and how can abstract art reveal the brain’s evolution? Biophilia, an exhibition at the K11 Labor in Budapest, is the result of the joint reflections and work of brain scientist Dániel
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Stormtroopers in the Budapest metro
Futuristic, alien forces swarmed the newly renovated M3 metro line, and even the most trained ticket controllers did not dare to ask for their tickets or passes.
Stormtroopers and their leaders traveled from a galaxy far, far away to take over the M3 metro line in Budapest—or just to
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Hidden treasures of Bukovyna | The Babyn Buchok project
Ornate wells, brightly colored houses, old photographs, wooden churches, and small chapels, all set against a backdrop of stunning scenery. Bukovyna is a lesser-known but all the more magical region of Eastern Europe. We interviewed the creators of the Babyn Buchok project, a showcase of the hidden treasures of Bukovyna,
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Stories from the Caucasus, through the eyes of five Georgian photographers | TOP 5
In recent decades, Georgia has witnessed many events and changes that have affected the life of the country as a whole. In today’s selection, we present five Georgian photographers who have captured a chapter of their shared history.
Daro Sulakauri
Daro started taking photographs at the age of fourteen
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Moldova’s 90s vibes | The Rama Albastră project
Adidas tracksuits, Coca-Cola, skirts with beach patterns, and parties. Despite the difficulties that followed the regime change, the vibes of the 90s were just as present in Moldova as anywhere. We can see all this and much more from the past of the country thanks to the Rama Albastră project,
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Fortepan presents a new collection from the socialist years
The latest selection of the photo collection is published under the title 40 years—4000 images, with famous Hungarian writers, directors, and photographers among the donors.
Whether you’re a history buff or a photography enthusiast, the Hungarian Fortepan archive is a must-see. Since they manage an unfathomable amount of
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The secret life of panel dwellers | Photo series by Balázs Somorjai
Dozens of antlers and bus models, IKEA furniture and granny sofas, pets and stuffed animals, guitars and a chandelier left over from Socialism—this and much more can be discovered in Balázs Somorjai’s photographs of Budapest’s panel dwellers.
Panel houses (‘panelház’ or ‘panel’ is a Hungarian term for
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The Magic of Odesa – Interview with Yelena Yemchuk | Printed Pasts
Yelena Yemchuk grew up in Kyiv but emigrated to the USA with her family when she was still a child. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, she had the chance to return to Ukraine, and when she first visited Odesa, she was fascinated by its atmosphere. From 2015 she
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Hungarian photographers unite in memory of Simon Móricz-Sabján
The photographer, who died tragically young last December, was a talented and much-loved figure in Hungarian photography. His colleagues are now commemorating him with a charity exhibition.
Simon Móricz-Sabján, a Capa Grand Prize-winning photographer and a leading figure in Hungarian documentary photography, died late last year. His former colleagues are
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Vanishing mysticism | Alexander Bronfer’s photos of the Dead Sea
Alexander Bronfer spent many years photographing the west coast of the Dead Sea to capture the magical atmosphere of the place, peaceful and unsettling at the same time.
Bronfer was born in the Soviet Union, in present-day Ukraine, studied in St Petersburg, then worked in Lithuania for a few years
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Folk traditions revived | The Slovak Party21art
The Party in the 21st Century team has created a unique cultural asset in Slovakia. The team for this extraordinary project consists of photographers Ľubomír Sabo and Zuzana Sénášiová, ethnologist Katarína Sabová, two talented painters Sarah Avni and Ivana Mintálová, and face painters Andrea Ľubocká and Patrik Rago. Their aim
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Analog journey with photographer Titus Poplawski
The Polish photographer’s mysterious works do not seek to explain themselves, but rather let the viewer explore their dreamlike world.
Titus was born in 1972 in the Polish city of Wroclaw, where he was introduced to photography shortly afterward, around the age of seven. His father bought him his
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In search of the most stylish hobo
Fashion is not just a noble pursuit; it is a philosophy of life. At least that’s the conclusion we can draw after learning the story of Lviv’s oddball, Slavik. The trend-conscious homeless man’s daily outfits were captured and cataloged by Ukrainian photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn, and today more
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Hidden and authentic | Documentary photos from Moldova
Rusty red stars and carport behind the church, horses and Ladas, children and old people playing happily. The documentary images on the Raw/Moldova website show small, joyful and absurd scenes of urban and rural life in Moldova. We asked the creators of the site about the project.
You started
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Impressions of everyday life | Interview with photographer Hanna Rédling
Hanna Rédling is interested in the various dilemmas of the ever-expanding virtual world, the escape from reality, the feeling of the present’s uncertainty, searching for a way to express them through photography. In addition to classical photography, she has recently been working with 3D imaging processes. Her works are
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Have you seen it? Here is the Budapest anti-city guide booklet!
Tourist attractions featured in guidebooks are almost without exception “wonderful,” “unique,” and often come even with a “Don’t miss it for the world!” notice. But what happens when we want to be tourists on our own home streets, and to top it all, less conventionally—without bias and without
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Georgian moments on Instagram | Tbilisi Collective
Georgia is not just about monasteries, wine, and post-Soviet buildings, but also about an increasingly popular artistic and cultural scene. This vibrant country nestled in the Caucasus offers a curious fusion of the traditional and the contemporary, thanks to the ever-more-present fervent dialogue between the magical East and the innovative
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Gábor Máté: Inner Sky
Gábor Máté’s photography exhibition Inner Sky, which explores the complex relationship between the personalities of parents and their children, is open for a few more days.
Through the eyes of young adults and children, the photographer’s series seeks to reveal how parents and their relationships with each other
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More than taboo-busting pictures | Interview with Éva Szombat
Éva Szombat had spent five years studying women’s sexuality: their stories, traumas and joys, desires, and sex toys. The series I Want Orgasms, Not Roses was awarded the Robert Capa Grand Prize in 2021, and in 2022 it was finally published in book form by none other, than the
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Faces of cities | 32nd Bratislava Month of Photography
Every November, the Bratislava Month of Photography presents exhibitions that reflect current events in the world and showcase the values of photography. This year, the Slovak capital will once again host a number of exhibitions, mainly by Slovak and Central European artists. Let’s take a look at three of
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The Hungarian photographer on a winning spree
István Kerekes has won more than three thousand national and international awards over the past twenty-five years. Here are some of his breathtaking works!
The photojournalist and photo artist from Târgu Mureș mainly shoots socio-photographs and portraits, with one of his most recurring themes being the life of shepherds. In
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Motherhood beyond the baby powder—Hana Knížová reveals the charm of reality instead of the idyll
What is it like to be a mother? According to the big book it’s the most wonderful thing in the world, but what is it really like to live in a crayon-decorated flat imbued with the smell of breast milk? Photographer Hana Knížová’s Mothers series offers a bittersweet
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Arché, or returning to the beginnings of culture | Kacper Kowalski’s photobook
The result of years of work by the photographer, this photobook shows the variability of the Polish ice world. This year, Kacper Kowalski received the International Photography Awards for the project.
The first photos in the book were taken during the winter of 2016 and 2017. From an altitude of
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Road to Nowhere—pictures from Eastern Europe in the 1990s by an American photographer
In the first half of the 1990s, Robin Graubard traveled to the Balkans and Eastern Europe after the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union to show the conflicts and changes in the region in their raw reality. Nearly thirty years later, Loose Joints Publishing has released an album of
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A Ukrainian photography magazine revives the reality of the 90s
SALIUT is a contemporary photography magazine that serves as a platform for emerging and renowned Ukrainian artists. The second issue of the magazine was published this summer, and just like the first, the cover featured two controversial photos. While the first issue was based around female photographers, this one focuses
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The contours of time | GRAFFITI, an album by László Lugo Lugosi
Short messages, unusual typography, amorphous figures, and boundless imagination—that’s graffiti, or “urban folk art” as photographer László Lugo Lugosi called it. GRAFFITI. Read the Signs is a posthumous album of one of the last series of photographs by this important figure of Hungarian photography.
“Essentially, I want to
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The woman built from fragments—Orshi Drozdik’s exhibition in Budapest
What role do women have in science and arts? Challenging patriarchal traditions, Orshi Drozdik asks this question in her latest exhibition at the Mai Manó House in Budapest.
Photography, literature, feminism, performance art, sculpture, painting, drawing, installation, video: 20 years of Orshi Drozdik’s multifaceted creative world is on display
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In and out of focus—photos of the Hungarian edgelands
Who and how do people live in areas far from the cities? Photographers Marcell Piti and Dániel Halász focused their eyes and cameras on landscapes far from the centers and out of focus: they documented the locales, people, and objects of the edgelands. Now we can take a look at
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Twisted #4—Food Phobias
In our previous articles on twisted food experiences, we have shown you unusual, bizarre, and sometimes even disgusting food combinations and textures. However, there are times when the sense of revulsion inside us is even stronger: these are the various food phobias that we take a look at, once again
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Shades of the grotesque—this is how a Dutch photographer saw Budapest in the ’80s
Men clinging to window grates and crawling on sidewalks, broken cars and bent lampposts, twisted postures, and surreal situations. Photographs of the Dutch Hans van der Meer of Budapest in the 1980s, some of which have never been seen before, have now returned to the Hungarian capital.
Hans van der
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Where waiting is a pleasure | Peter Ortner’s Soviet Bus Stops photo series
Some people adore it, some are taken aback by it, and some cannot prescind from the historical past attached to them—but surely, the architecture of socialism cannot be ignored. German photographer Peter Ortner and his wife felt similarly, who unexpectedly fell in love with these extraordinary bus stops that
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Diversity of socialism depicted in Maria Švarbová’s new photo series
Slovak photographer Maria Švarbová is a master at romanticizing the post-Soviet milieu: the aesthetics of our Eastern heritage subtly dominates her whole artwork, while the bittersweet atmosphere in her pictures flies us to a utopian world. A perspective vision and the co-existence of diversity are both present in her latest
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Marcell Rév has won an Emmy for Euphoria
The Hungarian cinematographer was awarded the prize for his work on the “The Theater and Its Double” episode of Euphoria, one of the most popular series of recent years.
It will be another week before the best actors and actresses and the awarded series will be announced, as this time,
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Food design inside and out—specialties in your kitchen
If you’re missing some color and spice from your kitchen, the solution is neither complicated, nor out of reach. With a bit of research, you’ll find real gems in Hungarian delis, which will not only look good on your shelf, but also put meals in a different dimension.
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“Every passing takes us back to a beginning” | Photo series on Baranja, Croatia
Tomislav Marcijuš is an internationally renowned photographer living in Osijek, Croatia. He started experimenting with film and analog camera after graduating from architecture school, this is how his passion became his profession, and later the Marcijuš Studio brand. Working with a documentary and artistic approach, the photographer told us about
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Twisted #3—Disgusting
Our series on our twisted food experiences has reached a new chapter, as we use photographs to recall different sensations associated with certain foods. This month we explore the concept of disgust—join us if you’re brave enough.
What is disgusting and what is not is sometimes the result
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Singaporean social housing tables from above
The series by photographer Jonathan Tan focuses on the tables of social housing buildings, built in Singapore during the sixties. With photos composed of shapes and forms shot from above, the series is entitled Lepak downstairs, meaning Relax downstairs.
The photos, shot with an iPhone XR and a selfie-stick, depict
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Locked in panel blocks | Michal Zahornacky
Regular blocks in pastel tones and strange, dense compositions: Slovakian photo artist Michal Zahornacky have placed the feeling of isolation into a new dimension.
Michal Zahornacky started to form an interest towards photography ten years ago, as a means of artistic self-expression: he sees it as a medium allowing him
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Would you be more fashion conscious? Here’s Secondland’s new collection, The Renovation!
In the sweltering heat of summer, dressed in our bite-sized garments, many of us are probably wondering whether it’s worth it to blindly follow the latest trends and accumulate ever more clothes when the environmental impact of the clothing industry is so tangible. Fortunately for us, more and more
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Eastern Europe documented | TOP 5
The picturesque landscapes of Eastern Europe lead us to forgotten villages, small communities. The identity of Central and Eastern Europe is inspiring to many photographers, as what is a bygone memory elsewhere is the raw reality here in many areas. Five documentary photographers, five perspectives exploring an always exciting subject:
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Walls that cry out for holidaymakers | Andrés Gallardo Albajar
The Spanish resort town of Benidorm came on the radar of travelers in the 1970s. The properties, which have since been constructed in large numbers, await the holidaymakers in their gentle splendor.
Estonian photographer Andrés Gallardo Albajar has captured these stunningly beautiful images that show what an unusual sight has
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Surfin’ the Baltic | Baltic Surf Scapes by Krysztof Jędrzejak
First a surfboard, then a camera—goes the recipe of Krysztof Jędrzejak with which he shoots breathtaking photos of the Baltic Sea. The nature photographer has been focusing on the waves of the Baltic Sea as a photographer and as a surfer alike. His closeness to water, achieved by his
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The confusion caused by the inability to perceive in the mythical forests of Ivona Tau
In her recent work ‘Mythic Latent Glitches’, published on fxhash, Ivona Tau combines human and generative inputs in a reversed way: the artificial intelligence (AI) creates the organic elements, while the human hand makes artificial glitches.
What appears to be natural shapes are exclusively conceived by GAN (generative adversarial network—
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The surreal world of Matti Varga transmits the heritage of Berber women
Sometimes they play hide-and-seek with the light, sometimes they huddle tightly together on the barren surfaces of the limestone cliffs, creating an otherworldly illusion of the Tales of the Arabian Nights: with the participation of Berber Budapest, the well-known, specifically idyllic world of Matti Varga mingles with the atmosphere of
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Photographing buildings as a way of self-expression | Kamil Philipiak
Rigid, sharp concrete structures in contrast with the soft, serene sky. We can explore the details of Kraków, Katowice, Warsaw, Gdańsk or Barcelona, amongst others, on the photos of Polish-born Kamil Philipiak in a new, pastel, dream-like perspective. Let’s see the details!
Kamil Philipiak studies psychology at Jagiellonian University
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Motherhood through the camera lens | Interview with Luca Markó
Visual artist Luca Markó graduated from MOME (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design—the Transl.) in 2018, with a degree in Media Design and today she is the happy mother of a little girl. On her Instagram page, she shares her analog photos on a daily and weekly basis, through
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Elektrėnai | The clone of Chernobyl
One day, Lithuanian photographer Jonas Kryžanauskas and three of his friends decided to explore the two most iconic spots of Elektrėnai: an abandoned amusement park that has been left unguarded for 10 years and a power plant currently under reconstruction in order to meet EU safety requirements. The atmosphere of
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The quirky power couple bringing joy to people’s lives—Interview with Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary creative studio, Wade and Leta
Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree’s story started in 2013 through OK Cupid, an online dating website. Love came first, but as graduated graphic designers, they soon started brainstorming and creating together as well. It was a match made in heaven, a meeting of like-minded people with similar tastes in
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Photographs mirroring the Rorschach test
A special photographic exhibition has opened at the Dubniczay Palace in Veszprém to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Hermann Rorschach. The group exhibition Rorschach Image features works from the last fifty years of Hungarian photography on the analogy of the psychological test named after the Swiss psychiatrist
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Artist duo | Anna Pakosz & Dañila Kostil
Anna Pakosz is an artist known for her paintings portraying female figures with a characterful aesthetic, and she brings them closer to the viewer through multi-sensory events. Her partner, Dañila Kostil works as a director on international music videos and commercials, and in his spare time he often experiments
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The secret of Da Crema’s ice cream | Miklós Terei’s video won international recognition
An image video of an ice cream shop in Nagykanizsa starred in the international Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Award. We talked to Miklós Terei, the creator of the short film that won the Food Film Shorts section, and Dávid Wilheim, the owner of the artisan ice cream
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Twisted—Reverse food experiences
We eat with our eyes first, then with our mouths—all it takes is a sight or a smell to trigger perception. Now we’re experimenting with using photography to evoke different textures, from soft to gooey, but does it have as much impact as it does in real life?
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The (neon) imprints of Budapest's history in Isabel Val's photographs
The nightscape of Budapest has been defined for decades by colorful neons, many of which still watch the city undisturbed. However, most of the fluorescent lamps proclaiming the achievements of the socialist era have been forgotten, so they disappear from the roofs of buildings year after year. This phenomenon, which
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A new exhibition opens in Veszprém presenting Hungarian photographic works from the last fifty years
The House of Arts Veszprém’s group exhibition Rorschach Image, open until mid-June, presents a selection of Hungarian photographic works from the last fifty years. The exhibition in three separate exhibition spaces deals with questions of mirrors and mirroring and is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of
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Leaving traces in the landscape: the visual diary of Réka Neszmélyi and Balázs Máté on the contrasts of Mongol nomadic life
How does the Western world intertwine with the nomadic lifestyle? How do folk traditions rooted in closeness to nature transform our relationship to sustainability and development? Réka Neszmélyi and Balázs Máté gained valuable experience in Mongolia on such and similar issues: their impressions are now captured in a zine. Let’
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New York DJ legend, Bill Patrick’s first photo exhibition debuts at EASY Art Space
Bill Patrick is an American DJ, who has played in legendary clubs from New York through Eastern Europe to Ibiza, while his analog camera accompanied him everywhere to capture the unique and interesting way Bill sees the world. The first photo exhibition of the underground electronics legend will debut in
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The contemporary architecture of Budapest in a book, as you’ve never seen it before!
We may not even think about how many and various buildings have “sprung up” in Budapest in the last twenty years. Especially if we broaden the concept of contemporary architecture, as the authors and editors of “Budapest Architecture 2000-2020” themselves do: they show us the exciting changes the capital has
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Ilka Olajos | Panel
In our shared history book, panel houses are written in capital letters and are indelible—familiar to us even if they have different character traits from country to country (or even from city to city and neighborhood to neighborhood). How does a young photographer approach the subject? Where does the
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Spanish photographer presents Europe from an unusual perspective in his latest exhibition
An exhibition featuring the work of Antonio Benítez Barrios, a prominent figure in Spanish contemporary photography, opens on 14 April at the Cervantes Institute, entitled Fading Europe. The photographer’s work reflects on the past and, through it, the present with a unique approach to our built environment. To accompany
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New exhibition of never-before-seen images by photographer Norbert Zsólyomi
Launched last year as a co-production between Hotel Clark in Buda and Leo Bistro on its ground floor, Art Corner focuses on contemporary art. Unseen, their latest exhibition explores the ideals and concept of beauty through the photographic and mixed media works of Norbert Zsólyomi.
Although we can come across
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Wandering around modern buildings in Warsaw—Sebastian Czarnecki
Discovering Eastern European metropolises, we might come across many different architectural styles and striking contrasts. Often, we stumble upon buildings of the past that for many are not exactly the epitome of aesthetics, yet there are those who are fascinated by them. Sebastian Czarnecki has a unique vision of documenting
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Even in the midst of war, we have reason to smile | Czech Grand Design Awards unveiled
Tuesday night, 79 designers, brands and design studios sat on pins and needles in the auditorium of the Karlín Theatre, waiting to see who would step up to the stage to receive the awards. The absolute winner was the Vrtiška & Žák studio, while Liběna Rochová, who was recognized with the
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How design magazines respond to war
For a couple of weeks now, most news has been about the war in Ukraine, from television to friendly chats to social media. This is only natural, as the world’s focus has changed from one moment to the next and Eastern Europe has become the center of attention. Everyone
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Best of Stefan Lengyel 2022 | MOME—Media Institute
This February, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design awarded its outstanding talents for the second time. In the four-part series, we guide you through some of our favorite entries from the Stefan Lengyel Excellence Scholarship. Join us for the final part of our series, featuring projects by students from the
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Ukrainian photographer helps children's hospital in Kyiv by selling prints
The New York-based Ukrainian photographer Sergiy Barchuk is selling his prints via his Instagram page. The initiative is raising funds for the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv.
Although the photographer is currently living in the United States, his childhood memories and origins inspired him to support Ukraine in times
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The wonderful landscapes of Ukraine through the eyes of Ukrainian designers
At present, the whole world—and, of course, we along with it—is focused on Ukraine. The state in Eastern Europe celebrated its 30th anniversary of independence last year, but is now fighting for its freedom. Home to many talented creators, artists and creative professionals, the country is also rightly
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Ukrajna csodálatos tájai ukrán tervezők szemével
Jelenleg az egész világ – és vele együtt természetesen mi is – Ukrajnára figyel. A Kelet-Európában elhelyezkedő állam tavaly ünnepelte függetlenségének 30. évfordulóját, most mégis a szabadságáért harcol. A számos tehetséges alkotónak, művésznek és kreatív szakembernek otthont adó ország méltán híres az egyre nagyobb népszerűségnek örvendő divatmárkáiról is, melyek rendszeresen képviseltetik magukat
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Learn fashion photography techniques from renowned Hungarian photographer Wanda Martin on Domestika
Domestika, one of the fastest growing online training platforms focusing on the creative professions, is launching a fashion photography course for beginners, led by London-based Hungarian photographer Wanda Martin.
Fashion and portrait photographer Martin Wanda’s 13-lesson online video course for beginners, Fashion Photography for Beginners: From Concept to Camera,
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Kyiv's new districts are a metaphor of hope in the photographs of Manuel Álvarez Diestro
In his photographs, Manuel Álvarez Diestro interprets the new districts of Kyiv as a visual metaphor for hope.
The photographer and filmmaker traveled to Kyiv before the conflict erupted, at the invitation of the MOLODIST International Film Festival, to present his new feature movie Trains Bound for the Sea to
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We need no glamour, but reality—Behind the scenes: Antonio Fekete, food photographer
There is a good chance that those who follow the gastro scene in Hungary have already met Antonio Fekete; they just might not know about it. Striking details, a clear, vivid look and the message that shines through, a quest for perfection—these are just a few of the things
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Cosmic journey in the Polish pavilion of the Dubai World Expo | Instytut B61 x Rad Duet
In the stories of Slavic mythology and Polish folklore, the connection between outer space and magic is often mentioned, but the astronomer Copernicus, who developed the heliocentric worldview, was also born in the region, not to mention the only Polish astronaut, Mirosław Hermaszewski, who is highly respected in his home
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Polar bears have moved into abandoned Russian houses
Unusual scenes have been captured by a Russian nature photographer, Dmitry Kokh. The abandoned meteorological station on the Kolyuchin Islands has new residents: polar bears have moved into the abandoned houses.
Even though the photographer expected to encounter polar bears during his 1200-mile expedition, the location and context was a
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Where are you, girls? | Nanavízió x Éva Szombat—Women Quota
A long consultation and preparation preceded the completion of the photo series, which took the form of a calendar to celebrate the 12th birthday of the Nanavízió architectural firm. From the joint project of Éva Szombat with Nanavízió, on January 15, 2022, an exhibition entitled Nanavízió x Éva Szombat: Women
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A breathtaking book about the unexplored treasures of Slovakia
Čierne diery—our favorite community repping Slovak industrial architecture and design—has come out with a gigantic, 400-page publication. The book, featuring abandoned mining towns, reservoirs, and crumbling country mansions (as well as their wider surroundings), is also worth taking a look at for those who don’t speak the
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“This kind of photography teaches me to appreciate the present”—Interview with Angie Pálmai
Angie Pálmai is the art director of curated by ATELIER and the visual storyteller of The Journey Matters. However, it would be difficult to introduce Angie in a usual short description, which is why I asked her to tell us about herself, as I had so many questions about her
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MOME launches master’s degree programs in English
The Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) is launching full-time master’s degree programs in English. The first English language master’s degree programs at the institution will be Photography and Interaction design.
Until April 2022, MOME will promote the new master’s degree programs in the region through
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Life scenes from the north-eastern corner of the country
The socio-photos in János R. Szabó’s exhibition, Stories along the Öreg-Túr River, take us to the north-eastern corner of Hungary. Everyday life situations, landscapes, objects, human glances and gestures evoke the artist’s home, giving an honest portrait of life in the villages of the region. The documenter is
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When it’s cold outside: winter photographs, mostly from the east
Although there are plenty of landscapes to be photographed in the east in all seasons, here, winter provides a truly postcard-like sight compared to many other regions. In the coldest parts of the world, winter can last up to ten months and summer doesn’t bring any real relief either,
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The cool joint capsule collection by Telep and 235 is here!
Having at least a decade of friendship nurtured between them, the cultic Telep and the 235, experienced in film and visual content, have now embarked on a joint project: a capsule collection paying tribute to the greatness of Madách Square.
Madách is inescapable. Madách is a concept.
This is well
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A story waiting to be told—Majuli
It all started as a holiday and turned into a career-defining project. András Zoltai, photographer, first visited Northeast India in early 2020, where he found something worth waiting a year and a half to return to, and then, despite the travel difficulties caused by the pandemic, to visit again with
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HIGHLIGHTS | Designers in the background of the fashion world
Willingly or unwillingly, we all follow different fashion trends. In many cases, simply because our environment does it too. But while the world focuses on clothing fashion, we often forget that every fashion wave is generated by many other creative industries.
Our Sunday selection explores themes that directly shape our
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Radio tower in the spirit of brutalism—through the lens of Alexandra Timpau
Alexandra Timpau has been interested in photography and architecture since she was a child. She graduated from the latter in Romania and then decided to combine her two passions. The architectural photographer has been living in the Czech Republic ever since, but she captures known or forgotten buildings in many
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Vogue Travel: A guide to Poland like you haven’t seen before
A special “Vogue Travel” attachment has been made for the Polish edition of Vogue for the November issue, which will be attached as a gift to the big brother. However, the publication is not special because it is an extra few pages of reading that describes the most beautiful Polish
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A trilingual book from a traveling exhibition: the history of Transylvania Retouched
The exhibition Transylvania Retouched—Landscape and Representation presents the work and atmosphere of the Marosvásárhelyi Műhely (Târgu Mureş Workshop—free translation), better known as the MAMŰ art association. The exhibition debuted in Berlin in June 2019, followed by several Hungarian and Romanian venues in 2020. This edition, however, is not
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HIGHLIGHTS | Can anyone be a photographer? This is how they see their environment
Nowadays, it’s no surprise that everyone has a camera in their bag, around their neck or in their pocket when we travel. The popularization of photography and the widespread use of advanced technologies has led many people to degrade the photographic profession. We present some evidence to debunk this
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Tastes, scents, impressions—Renáta Török-Bognár’s book Metszéspontok
Coffee table books are becoming more and more popular in the Hungarian book market as well, which, apart their informative function, are primarily intended to give you a break from everyday life and to take you into another world while flipping through them.
The skeptical reader might say: but that’
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The socialist architectural legacy of Odesa captured on an Instagram account
The @odessamodernism Instagram account presents the buildings, monuments and ornaments of the Soviet era from different parts of the Ukrainian seaside city of Odesa. Much of the city of Odesa was built during the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century. The account proves that this architectural
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The second life of a pool
In a neglected part of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, a public swimming pool has been transformed into a public square. The design of this unique experience was the brainchild of the Nikoloz Lomidze and Alexander Gharibashvili designer duo.
The district serves as an arts and sports quarter, and with the
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Comfort in the middle of the Caucasus | Fifth Season
Besides natural wonders and adventurous hikes, the wild Georgian mountains hold other surprises too—here you’ll find the Fifth Season, a perfect place to recharge your batteries. Nesting in the valley, the building and the mountain range melt together, offering an extraordinary visual delight: whether you admire the magnificent
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Surreal humor in the photographs of Bára Prášilová
Surreal and bizarre images with a touch of humor that never over-explain, leaving room for thinking—Instead of using digital manipulation, Czech visual artist, Bára Prášilová uses real props and costumes of her own design to create her characteristic visual world. The strange situations are not just visually expressive; they
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Hungarian swimming caps in international waters
Eszter Sára Cseh’s fantasy photos are gaining more and more international popularity. The Swimmers series is one of the best-known of Eszter’s fashion photos with characteristic aesthetics, designed in every detail. The concept is expanding: a quarantine issue and a self-portrait have already been born, and after Milan
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The Fortepan Masters photo book preserves the imprint of the 20th century's collective memory
The nearly seven hundred-page photo book Fortepan Masters—Collected Photography in the 20th Century—Selected by Szabolcs Barakonyi, inspired by the archives of Fortepan, has been published. It is much more than a simple photo collection—it is a particularly exciting publication in terms of its material quality and graphic
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The Vintage Photo Festival is being held in Poland for the seventh time
The Vintage Photo Festival is an international event that has been held since 2015 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The unique festival provides access to several exhibitions, such as analog photography, author meetings and visitors can get to know old photographic techniques through workshops. It will be held between September 17 and
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Stories behind exciting photo series from the region | TOP 5
To nostalgize, to take photos in a therapeutic way, or in this way to preserve the last days of a passing tribe. From the magnificent landscapes of Eastern Europe, the determined photographers travel to even the most unimaginable city in the world to show the true beauty of the landscapes
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Pandemic beyond reality
The works of the Slovak photographer Andrea Koporová are easily recognizable for their special characteristics: spaces filled with a surreal atmosphere, vivid color tones, sensitive female figures, and symmetrical compositions form the photographer’s visual world. In her latest series of photographs, she elevates the visualization of the coronavirus and
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HIGHLIGHTS | The everlasting act of handwriting
Since the Lascaux cave drawings, even in today’s digital world, it can be noticed day after day that we are sticking to our drawing tools. In this week’s project collection, we have selected works that focus on a handwritten text or motif. Let’s see them!
It is
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Eastern Europe documented | TOP 5
The picturesque landscapes of Eastern Europe lead us to forgotten villages, small communities. The identity of Central and Eastern Europe is inspiring to many photographers, as what is a bygone memory elsewhere is the raw reality here in many areas. Five documentary photographers, five perspectives exploring an always exciting subject:
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A new chapter in the history of Polish Vogue has debuted with fabulous cover photos
The new period of the publication comes with a new direction, and last but not least, a new editor-in-chief: Polish photographer and creative director Ina Lekiewicz takes over the leading of the magazine. The September covers were unveiled a few weeks ago under the title New Beginnings.
Filled with new
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Away from the noise of the city | TOP 5
To this day, many vote in favor of rural life, and in recent years, more and more people have decided to buy a country house. What are we missing from living in the city? In our selection today, we present five Instagram accounts that convince us without words of the
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The world of aeromodellers—Captured by Ádám Földi
Aeromodeling is a longstanding but little-known hobby, a real curiosity for those who get into it today without a modeling ancestor in their family. Although the practice, which can be a recreational hobby as well as a competitive sport, seems to be fading, there are still modeling communities that ambitiously
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Hearts Beating in Unison to the Rhythm of the Land | Motorcyle tour in the Tatras with Levente Trellay
”The world is a book, and those who do not travel only read a single page.” – With this quote from St. Augustine of Hippo, Levente Trellay, one of the founders of Telep Budapest and one of the curators of Highlights of Hungary, began his travelogue. Join us and discover the
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HIGHLIGHTS | The last adventures of the summer
With the season coming to an end, our hours in the sun are getting shorter: autumn is approaching, but before we bury our well-deserved rest, let’s re-live together a few projects that will be a joy to remember in the midst of the grey weekdays.
Holiday culture is the
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Joanna Wzorek: postcards from Poland
Leaving our homeland is not always easy, and returning feels like a big dose of nostalgia is on our shoulders. Polish Joanna Wzorek, a London-based photographer’s new project is a homage to the homeland included in a zine. During the closures caused by the pandemic, Joanna was stuck in
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Surfin’ the Baltic | Baltic Surf Scapes by Krysztof Jędrzejak
First a surfboard, then a camera – goes the recipe of Krysztof Jędrzejak with which he shoots breathtaking photos of the Baltic Sea. The nature photographer has been focusing on the waves of the Baltic Sea as a photographer and as a surfer alike. His closeness to water, achieved by his
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Discover Eastern Europe from a bird’s eye view! | TOP 5
The countries of Eastern Europe are full of more and more beautiful sights, be it historic old towns, modern housing estates, diverse mountains, wonderful lakes or inviting beaches. Luckily, the amazing sight has inspired more photographers, so in our selection today, we’ll show you five Instagram accounts that showcase
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Summer dream villa in Mallorca
The Polish Paradowski Studio sensitively selects its sources of inspiration: both contemporary design and traditional craftsmanship appear in their works harmoniously. Architectural and design elements from different eras are also echoed in their Majorcan villa interior design project. The minimalist style of the villa is matched by recurring natural materials—
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Walls that cry out for holidaymakers | Andrés Gallardo Albajar
The Spanish resort town of Benidorm came on the radar of travelers in the 1970s. The properties, which have since been constructed in large numbers, await the holidaymakers in their gentle splendor.
Estonian photographer Andrés Gallardo Albajar has captured these stunningly beautiful images that show what an unusual sight has
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Futuristic images of abandoned monuments
Photographer Yang Xiao traveled to ex-Soviet, ex-Yugoslav, and Eastern European countries, to capture forgotten, colossal monuments in a futuristic style.
Xiao combined all the passions of the traveling designer-photographer to create the photo series Eternal Monuments in the Dark. Visiting forty countries, he photographed for nine years, capturing monumental structures
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This is what the childhood of André kertész looked like | Capa Center, Budapest
André Kertés, a Hungarian-born artist, is one of the world’s best-known photographers. He created a unique artistic universe through which he also invented the language of modern photographic vision. This time we get a rare look into this special world with the help of a truly personal exhibition.
Kertész
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Vivien Arató and the best of Viharsarok
She got from Gyula to Cambodia, traveled around the world, and finally returned home. The adventurous story of self-taught photographer Vivien Arató did not end there. With her husband, they now deliver fruits and vegetables with harvesting freshness to many places in Békés County.
Viven Arató has always imagined a
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Romanian homes in foggy landscapes | Felicia Simion
The works of Bucharest-based artist and freelance photographer Felicia Simion are balancing between raw reality and a misty dream world: she creates her own universe in her sensitive works.
In her 2017 series of photographs ’H o m e’, she explored her country, Romania’s roads, to document country-specific buildings
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Mending a transgenerational hole | TOBE Gallery
The exhibition of Anthony Paul Marchetti recently opened in Budapest’s TOBE gallery talks about a search for identity, Eastern European fates, resolving family trauma and the reconstruction of an imagined past.
The US-based photographer has family ties to Hungary. The story started in 1945, when his grandma fled Szeged
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Artist duo | Hézag Studio
Zsófi Bodnár and Zoli Szőke fell in love with each other back in high school. Even though they have been together for ten years, until now they have been on different professional paths: it took a pandemic and the confinement coming with it for them to realize that they could
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Singaporean social housing tables from above
The series by photographer Jonathan Tan focuses on the tables of social housing buildings, built in Singapore during the sixties. With photos composed of shapes and forms shot from above, the series is entitled Lepak downstairs, meaning Relax downstairs.
The photos, shot with an iPhone XR and a selfie-stick, depict
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Preserving memories | The Memory
Nowadays, we store thousands of recordings of our loved ones on our mobile, which fills us with relief. “Yes, we got it, we recorded it”: a child’s first steps, grandma’s birthday, the first apartment together and we could list more. At the same time, the question arises as
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Posztszovjet mélység | Maria Švarbová
Maria Švarbová szlovák stylist és fotós neve rendszeres olvasóinknak ismerős lehet: a művészetét meghatározó szocialista-funkcionalista épületeket felhasználva nyúl olyan témákhoz, mint a generációk közötti kapcsolat vagy a múlt és jelen közti párbeszéd. A fotós ikonikus képei ezúttal a mélység tematikáját tárják a szemünk elé.
A DEEP névre keresztelt fotósorozat Švarbová
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Post-Soviet depth | Maria Švarbová
The name of Slovak stylist and photographer Maria Švarbová may be familiar to our regular readers: using the socialist-functionalist buildings that define her art, she reaches out to topics such as the relationship between generations or the dialogue between past and present. This time, the photographer’s iconic images reveal
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The Kyiv metro through the eyes of an artist | Michał Klimecki
The surreal world of the Kyiv metro network has more than once inspired the creative arts. It was the same with Michał Klimecki, a Czech-born 3D designer who, stepping out of his comfort zone, grabbed a camera and captured the peculiar yet charming milieu of the Kyiv metro. Now we
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On the border of documentarism and art | Kevin Campean
Brutalism transforming into abstract forms—this is how Kevin Campean’s photo series can be described, which shows the not-so-popular city center of Satu Mare from a new perspective. Let’s see!
Kevin is currently strengthening the creative team of Limelight in Budapest, where he mainly works in the field
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Ordinary oddities | Czechia zine
Charles Baudelaire called the figure wandering in the modern big city a flâneur: he is the city dweller who always walks with his eyes open, experiences the things around him and feels at home amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. He connects with the world around him in
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Book or performance? | Andi Schmied
A view to the Empire State Building, sunrise behind Central Park from the world’s tallest high-rise or dawn from the most exclusive apartments of Trump World Tower—many of us would love to see Manhattan from above, but only very few can do it from their own living room.
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Planting the seeds of a new life
Photographer Roxi Pop left her partner and her apartment in Cluj-Napoca behind to spend the lockdown with her family in Mediaș and thus to save money. What started out as a simple photo journal turned out to be a fantastically allegoric photo series about connection to nature, long distance relationships,
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Today, you can still support the publication of Dániel Szalai's photobook
With the purchase of limited-edition prints, the public can still support the publication of Dániel Szalai’s photobook NOVOGEN today. The award-winning work might debut this summer under the care of The Eriskay Connection, a studio from the Netherlands.
The Novogen project turns a spotlight on a chicken breed of
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Hamburg Noir | A series of sci-fi themed photos by Apo Genç
In his latest photo series, Turkish self-taught photographer Apo Genç shots Hamburg nights: his photos show an industrial environment, deserted streets and lonely people, spiced up with a nostalgic sci-fi ambiance.
He took the photos last November, depicting a historic portrait of urban changes during the pandemic.
Genç had previously
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The aesthetics of stickiness
Shower gel, dishwashing liquid, oil and honey flow through the compositions made up of cakes, sponges, machine parts and flowers in Paloma Rincón’s new photo series.
Madrid-based, Mexican-born artist Paloma Rincón explores the beauty of stickiness in her series Let’s gooey. In her photos, the ready-made sculptures of
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In the intersection of the cosmos and photography | Łukasz Żak
The Milky Way lying above spruce trees and a snow-covered landscape, displaying the Capella, one of the brightest stars, and the Orion, too: Łukasz Żak’s shots take us on a journey to explore the night sky in Poland.
Astrophotography is almost as old as photography, but it is also
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The Life of One Man Is One Whole Universe | A book by Peter Sit
Slovak artist Peter Sit began documenting the life of his grandmother eight years ago: over the years, the genre of photography has become a tool for them to process the death of a loved one. The images and ideas completing the project will be featured in a Slovak-language book, which
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Contrasting intimacy | Ákos Major
A sense of childhood safety, being at home, and a feeling of complete inner peace for one hour in every two weeks. The shots of photographer Ákos Major’s latest series titled Apa csavarog (Dad’s walks) documenting the artist’s walks in Paks invite us on a journey beyond
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Canadian ice huts in the context of symmetry
Richard Johnson ’s great knack for well-composed architectural photography stems from his former career as an interior designer. Thanks to his twenty-five years of work, he is now considered one of Canada’s foremost architectural photographers. His photos show the influence of two German masters from the middle of the
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Where nature takes over | James Kerwin's photos of ghost towns
Interiors in which, instead of furniture, a sea of sand dominates the view, flowing in through the windows: In his photographic essay “uninhabited”, James Kerwin captures the deserted towns and villages of the world from Ukraine to Namibia.
English photographer and visual storyteller James Kerwin began working on his photo
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A look inside NASA | Benedict Redgrove
Dubbed NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future, Benedict Redgrove’s latest project offers an intimate peek behind NASA’s scenes.
In his photobook, the London-born graphic designer and photographer pays tribute to the pioneers of space exploration. The project offers a captivating insight into NASA’s facilities and
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2020’s hottest search topics on abstract images | Gergely Vida
In his series Clouds, Gergely Vida stacked images on the most searched topics of 2020 on top of each other.
Photographer Gergely Vida made his abstract visualizations of the results of the hottest search topics in 2020: it’s safe to say that they document the most important events and
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Sinking into snow on the mysterious lands of the Russian Arctic
The Kola Peninsula is located at the northwesternmost point of Russia, bordered by the Barents Sea and the White Sea. The mysterious land of Murmansk is reigned by arctic weather conditions all through the year, and thus it is also known as Russian Lapland. French photographer Céline Clanet observed this
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Fragments of memory from Budapest | Dóra Balla’s artist book
The traces and marks of the eras following one after the other, the layers of Budapest can be observed in every corner of the city: both on its buildings and the tiny details of the cityscape. The same way as these layers keep piling on each other, the citizens’ relationship
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One of the world’s least livable cities on poetic photos
Even though he has been dabbling in photography since his teenage years, Paris-based photographer Christophe Jacrot started his career as a film director. He has won several awards with his short films, but feeling the financial constraints that the cinematographic industry can sometimes impose, Christophe Jacrot turned his attention to
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Locked in panel blocks | Michal Zahornacky
Regular blocks in pastel tones and strange, dense compositions: Slovakian photo artist Michal Zahornacky have placed the feeling of isolation into a new dimension.
Michal Zahornacky started to form an interest towards photography ten years ago, as a means of artistic self-expression: he sees it as a medium allowing him
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“I want to tell stories of an old, true life” | Zsófia Mohos
Early morning bustle, farmhouses with porches, trades fading into oblivion and old ladies wearing kerchiefs and gathered skirts, in a traditional community: photographer Zsófia Mohos has been capturing the everydays and stories of Kisecset, a small village in northern Hungary for almost a decade. A series of frozen, fleeting moments
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Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss wins Capa Grand Prize 2020
Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss won this year’s Capa Grand Prize with his photo series ‘Double Bond’.
Capa Center established the Robert Capa Photography Grand Prize Hungary in 2014, the jury of which selected three fellows out of the creators of the works submitted in 2019. In his series You Were Never
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Collection of emotions | The Anonymous Project
Often funny, surprising and touching, intimate scenes on old color slides: the Anonymous Project is one of the largest colorful slide collections – an artistic endeavor giving new life to forgotten memories.
The Anonymous Project started out in 2017, when filmmaker Lee Shulman bought a random box of vintage slides and
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From Lithuania to Russia on the Curonian Spit
On his poetic images, Vilnius-based photographer Tadas Kazakevičius shows the special bond shared by the Curonian Spit, Europe’s largest sand dune, and its inhabitants. The nearly 100 kilometers long peninsula lying on both Lithuanian and Russian territory separates the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, and was also listed
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Visual diary of a river captured by a nature photographer | Gora, Russia
Snow-covered, cloudy, gleaming and mysterious. A Russian photographer observed the Iskona river from May to December and explored all of its qualities during such time. Poetry on photos.
Ilya Batrakov first saw the Iskona River as a child. The Moscow-born boy felt at home in this land immediately – as a
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Accidentally familiar scenes
The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel: we can thank Wes Anderson for all three movies. Those who have seen them and other works of the director know that all of his movies come with a truly unique scenery and atmosphere.
Written by: Márk Szolomayer
The funny-named Instagram
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Surreal microworld | Tiny Wasteland
Rowing in the sink, hanging out on a lemon wedge or a trip at the root of a broccoli: Hungarian food photographer Péter Csákvári holds a mocking mirror to the world with his surreal, bold and miniature universe.
The story of Péter Csákvári’s photographs infused with black humor started
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Floating memories | Marietta Varga’s latest series
Pastel colors, softly undulating water combined with a dreamy, slightly nostalgic visual world. In her latest series titled “Mellownoon”, the photographer manifests her memories related to Lake Balaton in the form of gently floating compositions.
Marietta Varga’s photographs are characterized by a sensitive conceptuality, carefully created compositions and the
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Vintage treasures in a new context
Vintage Chinese thermoses, organic-shaped vases and other household and decor objects on photos evoking the atmosphere of Miami Vice: a visual artist, an architect and a photographer teamed up to give new life to our old things.
Zsófia Keresztes and József Konrád launched their Facebook and Instagram page under the
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Portrait of Humanity 2020 exhibition opens in Capa Center
The winning photographs of the Portrait of Humanity 2020 competition can be viewed free of charge between September 4 and October 11 in 8F Gallery of Capa Center.
The Portrait of Humanity 2020 open call was announced by 1854 Media, the publisher of British Journal of Photography, thus offering an
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Surreal spaces | Andrea Koporova
Neon-like, soft tones, human figures in unusual positions, and staged
compositions combined with a surrealist atmosphere. The photographs of
Slovakian-born Andrea Koporova are as if we were looking at the world from a
kaleidoscope.
Andrea Koporova learnt the basics of photography and established her
characteristic visual world on her own,
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Frozen time | Adam Wilkoszarski
Empty waterfronts, abandoned RVs and drained off pools: Polish photographer Adam
Wilkoszarski’s poetic and nostalgic pictures portray abandoned holiday resorts.
Adam Wilkoszarski visited quite a few European holiday resorts over the years so
that he could create his photograph series “After Season”. The majority of the
places displayed on
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Photo exhibition moving into stops | URBANLIGHTS
Escaping the traditional spaces of galleries, the works of the photography
graduates of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design will flood the public
spaces of Budapest on citylights.
The street exhibition implemented as a collaboration between JCDecaux
[https://www.jcdecaux.com/] and the graduates of MOME [https://mome.hu/hu]
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Photographing buildings as a way of self-expression | Kamil Philipiak
Rigid, sharp concrete structures in contrast with the soft, serene sky. We can
explore the details of Kraków, Katowice, Warsaw, Gdańsk or Barcelona, amongst
others, on the photos of Polish-born Kamil Philipiak in a new, pastel,
dream-like perspective. Let’s see the details!
Kamil Philipiak studies psychology at Jagiellonian University
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Contemporary photography in focus | Garten 2020
An exhibition and fair showcasing more than three hundred contemporary artworks,
guided tours, art-focused talks, open-air cinema and concerts on the northern
shore of Lake Balaton, in Lovas: GARTEN visual art fair 2020 starts soon. This
year’s attractions include a greater emphasis on contemporary photography. Let’s
see the
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Photo story from Albania | Nick St. Oegger
A close link between history, land and man: Californian-born Nick St. Oegger
tells the stories of Albanian communities and raises awareness to the importance
of preserving untouched places through his photographs.
Nick St. Oegger set out to be a philosopher in the beginning, and later on
wanted to pursue legal
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I want to be hungry
Francesco Tonelli, the Caravaggio of food photography.
Written by: photographer László Sebestyén
Looking at the photos of the 53-year-old Italian former chef-current
photographer now living in America the message gets through perfectly: I want to
be hungry. His simple, clean, and right-to-the-point shots guide us into an
exciting world, in
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Alpacas in infrared | Paolo Pettigiani
Italian photographer Paolo Pettigiani specializes in infrared photography. After
the peculiar lands of Bolivia
[https://www.behance.net/gallery/85911149/Bolivia-Infraland], the Dolomites
[https://www.behance.net/gallery/56627405/Infrared-Dolomites-I] and the
skyscrapers in Dubai [https://www.behance.net/gallery/76024753/DUBAIInfraScapes]
, now he captured the road leading up to
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Communist resorts from the perspective of time
The photo series “Red Room” of Polish photographer Karol Palka
[http://karolpalka.com/] takes us back to the time of the Communist regime: it
documents selected remnants of the era in Europe showing signs of decay. Through
the photographs, we can visit locations including the now closed government-run
resort Hotel
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The symmetry of industrial spaces
In his latest book, British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper offers a rare
insight into places that ordinary people would never get to see otherwise. The
Copenhagen-based artist has a good eye for presenting warehouses, factories, and
shipyards in their entire complexity. With the help of his pictures, we can walk
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Elektrėnai | The clone of Chernobyl
One day, Lithuanian photographer Jonas Kryžanauskas
[https://www.behance.net/johnwhogotcrucified] and three of his friends decided
to explore the two most iconic spots of Elektrėnai: an abandoned amusement park
that has been left unguarded for 10 years and a power plant currently under
reconstruction in order to meet EU
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Quarantine through the lens of photographers
Everyone deals with the lockdown differently; there are some who focus on
themselves and their environment, and there are those who focus others and on
the outside world. Moment-like, slowed down scenes, relief, melancholy, escape,
search for balance or self-therapy. This time, we picked our favorites from the
shots of
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Portraits of Hungary
Youth in Budapest, shot by Hungarian photographers.
Róbert Vincze works in London as an engineer and likes to take photos in his
free time: portrait photography is his passion. The girl on the photo is Mara, a
student of psychology in Budapest, who is also a successful model. She visited
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“Color slide is a fascinating object” | Found Photos Addiction
Many times it is the simplest things that are the hardest to define. Found
photos are like this, too. The shots capturing everyday events, everyday objects
and family holidays can seem familiar to us even if we are not the ones who made
them or if we are not the
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Lands of Hungary
Landscape art and moods from Hungary, through the camera lens of Hungarian
photographers.
> „Minden fotográfia időparadoxon. Időn belüli időtlenség, mulandó örökkévalóság.
Fényképezni nem más, mint kivonni a valóságból az időt egy pillanatra, majd
visszaadni ezt a pillanatot az időnek.”Attila Bartis – Az eltűnt idő nyoma
The photograph was taken by
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Olga Vorobyova | A photographer’s homage to Crimea
One day, Ukrainian photographer Olga Vorobyova got fed up with city life and
found solace on the Black Sea coast, in her hometown. Then she created a photo
series about it.
The Greek poet Hesiod said that Aphrodite was born from sea foam and went ashore
on a shell on
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Bogdan Anghel | Modernist Bucharest
Pastel pink and geometric architectural shapes, concrete surfaces ingrown by
plants, typical spiral staircases: in his photo series titled Modernist
Bucharest, Bogdan Anghel documents the Modernist architectural heritage of
Bucharest and calls the attention to its gradually deteriorating condition with
romantic nostalgia.
Bucharest’s cityscape is very complex. Besides the
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Stijn Hoekstra | Cinematic Ukraine
We came across the works of freelance cinematographer and photographer Stijn
Hoekstra [https://www.instagram.com/stijnhoekstra/] on his Behance profile
[https://www.behance.net/StijnHoekstra]. We simply had to share this series that
he made during a six-day road trip in the western parts of Ukraine, mostly
presenting the
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Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda | Architectural compositions with a twist
Humorous and nice compositions, combined with minimalist architectural details:
artist duo Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda create entertaining and surprising visual
stories in a way differing from conventional and traditional architecture
photography. Their special visual world is characterized by creativity, accuracy
and fine aesthetics inspired by the urban environment, geometry
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Pastel symmetry, sensitized memories
Written by photographer László Sebesytén
Budapest. Rome. Siófok. Three locations, one intention. Looking for what is gone
– giving body to the non-existent.
Marietta Varga [https://www.mariettavarga.com/home#1] (@mattivarga
[https://www.instagram.com/mattivarga/?hl=en]) took on a difficult task: all
three sections of her exhibition
[https: