Selection of the Best Hungarian Press Photos of 40 Years
On view
April 21, 2022 – May 29, 2022
Tuesday–Friday: 2pm–7pm
Saturday–Sunday: 11am–7pm
Closed on Monday and on public holidays.
Capa Center
Curator: András Bánkuti
It was moving to select from the best press photos of the last 40 years. I re-lived every stage of my career among the pictures submitted year by year to the Hungarian Press Photo Competition organized by MÚOSZ. I looked at the photos of the role models of my youth, then the pictures of my contemporaries and finally my own; I saw the appearance of the middle generation and now the youngest ones are coming fast. This exhibition was made up of thousands of pictures, which, according to my intentions, present the most distinctive themes, display the independent thoughts of my colleagues, and in many cases clearly show the strong characters of the photojournalists. I was impressed by the commitment and sacrifice of photojournalists, as they often process important topics for their own pleasure, not on commission.
The golden age of the press ended in 2008 with the economic crisis. Since then, every editorial office has been saving on staff and salaries. At the same time, high-quality, but unpublished, long-term essays and reports have reappeared at exhibitions. They should have had a place in the press properly paid.
There is a lot of talent, as always. Just look around here at the show. I am sure you will find your favourite pictures that you will remember for decades or even forever. Here you can see the reality without retouching. If you are more interested in photojournalism after the exhibition, please turn to the books entitled Photos of the Year, which have been published continuously since 1992, and visit our website at sajto-foto.hu.
András Bánkuti, Head of the Photojournalists’ Department of the Hungarian Journalists’ Association
Kiállító alkotók: Balázs Attila, Balla Demeter, Balogh László, Balogh Zoltán, Bánhalmi János, Bankó Gábor, Bánkuti András, Baricz Katalin, Batha László, Bege Nóra, Béli Balázs, Beliczay László, Benkő Imre, Benkő Sándor, Bielik István, Birtalan Zsolt, Bócsi Krisztián, Boros Jenő, Bődey János, Bruzák Noémi, Cuhorka Ádám, Czagány Balázs, Czimbal Gyula, Cséfalvay Á. András, Cseke Csilla, Csudai Sándor, Darnay Katalin, Déri Miklós, Dezső Tamás, Dóka Béla, Domaniczky Tivadar, Dudás Szabolcs, Erdős Dénes, Fazekas István, Fejér Gábor, Fekete András, Földi Imre, Gárdi Balázs, Gombkötő Emma, Gordon Eszter, Grnák László, Habik Csaba, Hajdu András, Hajdú D. András, Hauer Lajos, Hegedűs Ákos, Hegedűs Márta, Hernád Géza, Honéczy Barnabás, Horváth Dávid, Horváth Péter, Huszti István, Illyés Tibor, Kegyes András, Kerekes M. István, Kisbenedek Attila, Kiss Judit Linka, Kiss-Kuntler Árpád, Knap Zoltán, Komka Péter, Korniss Péter, Kovács Bea, Kovács Bence, Kovács Norbert, Kovács Tamás, Kovács Zita, Krista Gábor, Kudich Zsolt, Lakatos Péter Zoltán, Lengyel Gábor, Manek Attila, Markovics Ferenc, Máté Bence, Máté Péter, Merész Márton, Molnár Zoltán, Móricz-Sabján Simon, Müller Judit, Neubauer Rudolf, Pápai József, Pataky Zsolt, Pintér Márta, Pólya Zoltán, Polyák Attila, Pórszász Áron, Radisics Milán, Rédei Ferenc, Révész Tamás, Reviczky Zsolt, Riskó Gáspár, Sárközy György, Sárosi Zoltán, Schild Tamás, Schmidt Andrea, Simon Márk, Sivák Zsófia, Soós Lajos, Soós László, Sopronyi Gyula, Stalter György, Szabó Barnabás, Szabó-Jilek Ádám, Szalmás Péter, Szalontai Ábel, Szandelszky Béla, Szebeni András, Szigeti Tamás, Szigetváry Zsolt, Takáts Péter, Teknős Miklós, Tombor Zoltán, Török János, Túry Gergely, Urbán Ádám, Urbán Tamás, Varga Tamás, Végel Dániel, Végh László, Velledits Éva, Vértes György, Völgyi Attila, Weber Lajos, Zay Péter