34th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition
In 2016, the Capa Center hosts the Hungarian Press Photo Exhibit for the third consecutive time. The most important and prestigious show of Hungarian photojournalism will be staged between March 25 and May 14.
This year marked the 34th occasion that the Photojournalists Section of the Association of Hungarian Journalists called for entries for the Hungarian Press Photo Contest. 240 photographers entered the contest successfully with 2434 images. The jury viewed a total of 7029 pictures in the course of the selection process that took place between January 22 and 24, 2016. The photos entered for the most prestigious contest of Hungarian photojournalism were evaluated by a jury of five well-known photography professionals. The president of the jury was Petr Josek, photojournalist, president of the international jury of the Czech Press Photo, and its members were Klára Szarka, curator, photo historian; Gyula Sopronyi, photojournalist; Jocelyn Bain Hogg, photojournalist; and Sergey Maximishin, photojournalist. This year the contest included a new category, Migrant Crisis, for which entries in both the singles and the series subcategories could be submitted.
The exhibition of the over 300 images selected from the submitted photographs is arranged by Tamás Szigeti, photographer. The showcase is open for the public in the Capa Center between March 25 and May 14, 2016. Through the exhibition, visitors get a glimpse of the astonishing and exciting world of Hungarian photojournalists and can recall the most memorable moments of 2015.
Awardees of the 34th Hungarian Press Photo Competition
GRAND PRIZES:
● MÚOSZ (Association of Hungarian Journalists) Grand Prize
István Fazekas (HVG): Transit Country
● André Kertész Grand Prize
Miklós Déri (Déri és Társa Bt.): The Politics of the Roma Body – There is No Such Things as an Innocent Picture
SPECIAL PRIZES:
● Károly Escher Prize for the Best News Picture
Tibor Illyés (MTI/MTVA): Paying Honour
● Márton Munkácsy Prize for Best Compilation
Simon Móricz-Sabján (Népszabadság)
● Best Achievement by a Photojournalist Working in the Regions
Péter Komka (MTI/MTVA)
Best Achievement by a Photojournalist Under 30
Antal Bánhegyesy (freelance)
CATEGORY PRIZES:
01. News Event Photo (single)
1st prize: Tibor Illyés (MTI/MTVA): Paying Honour
2nd prize: Zoltán Knap (BORS): Putler
3rd prize: János Bődey (index.hu): Criminal Trial of the Wife-Beating Blind Dog
02. Photo Report (series)
1st prize: János Bődey (index.hu): Paris Shocked by the Night of Terror
2nd prize: Noémi Bruzák (Magyar Távirati Iroda / MTVA): Flood
3rd prize: Szilárd Koszticsák (MTI/MTVA): Boxed in
03. Portrait (single)
1st prize: Bálint Hirling (www.vs.hu): Dead-End Village
2nd prize: István Kerekes (freelance): Life in the Mud
3rd prize: Ádám Urbán (freelance): Circus Stars
04. Portrait (series)
1st prize: Tamás Schild (liberal professional): Just Ordinary Lives
2nd prize: Zoltán Madácsi: 70 Years Later – Gaudiopolis Kids
3rd prize: Norbert Juhász: A Shepherd’s life in Austria
05. Art (single)
1st prize: Péter Kálló (Földgömb Magazin, Metropol): Color Party
2nd prize: Tamás Páczai (Képmás magazin): Brainstorming
3rd prize: Sándor Márton Nagy (freelance): Observers
06. Art (series)
1st prize: Péter Kálló (Földgömb Magazin, Metropol): Balance
2nd prize: Ákos Stiller (hvg): Applause in Europe: The Budapest Festival Orchestra
3rd prize: Ádám Urbán (freelance): Behind the Curtain
07. Sport (single)
1st prize: Tamás Korponai (Népszabdság): Under the Spell of the Ball
2nd prize: Simon Móricz-Sabján (Népszabadság): County Football
3rd prize: Simon Móricz-Sabján (Népszabadság): Ákos Szarka, Street workout
08. Sport (series)
1st prize: Viktor Veres (Mediaworks kiadó): The El Classico of Börzsöny
2nd prize: Bianka Rostás (velvet.hu, divany.hu): It’s A Privilege
3rd prize: Boglárka Bodnár (MTI/MTVA by contract): Greyhound Racing
09. Nature and Science (single)
1st prize: Bence Máté (Bence Máté Photography; Hide Photography): Telltale Smells
2nd prize: Péter Komka (MTI/MTVA): ISS
3rd prize: Bálint Vincze (MVM Paksi Atomerőmű Zrt.): Extension
10. Nature and Science (series)
1st prize: András D. Hajdú (freelance): Cataract
2nd prize: Milán Radisics (freelance): Beewolf – Portrait of the Peaceful Miner and the Ruthless Bee-Killer Wasp
3rd prize: Márton Kállai (Geomédia/Szabad Föld): Bath World on the Ruins of Salt
11. Social Documentary Photography (single)
1st prize: Zsófia Pályi (freelance): Old Guszti
2nd prize: Miklós Teknős (Népszabadság): Second-Hand Spa
3rd prize: Balázs Mohai (MTI/MTVA / freelance): Line up
12. Social Documentary Photography (series)
1st prize: Róbert László Bácsi (freelance): Nagorno-Karabakh
2nd prize: Orsolya Ajpek (Index.hu): I Just Keep Dressing Her
3rd prize: Ákos Stiller (hvg): The Farmlands
13. Migration Crisis (single)
1st prize: Árpád Kurucz (Magyar Idők): Prayer
2nd prize: István Fazekas (HVG): Eight Minutes
3rd prize: Zsolt Reviczky (Népszabadság): Narrow Escape
14. Migration Crisis (series)
1st prize: Zoltán Balogh (MTI/MTVA): Crisis at the Keleti Station
2nd prize: Árpád Kurucz (Magyar Idők): The Clash at Röszke
3rd prize: Antal Bánhegyesy (freelance): I was a Stranger
The exhibition was arranged by:
Tamás Szigeti
Opening hours:
March 24 – May 14, 2016
Artists:
Orsolya Ajpek, Zoltán Balogh, Róbert László Bácsi, Antal Bánhegyesy, Boglárka Bodnár, János Bődey, Noémi Bruzák, Miklós Déri, István Fazekas, András D. Hajdú, Bálint Hirling, Tibor Illyés, Norbert Juhász, Márton Kállai, Péter Kálló, István M. Kerekes, Zoltán Knap, Péter Komka, Tamás Korponai, Szilárd Koszticsák, Árpád Kurucz, Zoltán Madácsi, Bence Máté, Balázs Mohai, Simon Móricz-Sabján, Sándor Márton Nagy, Tamás Páczai, Zsófia Pályi, Milán Radisics, Zsolt Reviczky, Bianka Rostás, Tamás Schild, Ákos Stiller, Miklós Teknős, Ádám Urbán, Viktor Veres, Bálint Vincze
Contact:
Elvira Kubik, PR & communication
elvira@kubikelvira.com
+36 20 916 32 06
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