Documentary photographer based in Budapest, Hungary. My photography is driven by a curiosity about people, cultures and the stories found in everyday life.
I was about ten years old when my brother, who is eleven years older than me and was already passionate about photography at the time, gave me a World Press Photo book for Christmas. I leafed through it again and again, spending hours looking at the images, reading the captions, and trying to imagine, almost relive, the stories that the photographers had condensed into a single moment.
I was probably still too young to fully understand the often harsh and complex world of photojournalism, but perhaps that was precisely why the images affected me so deeply. Every photograph left a lasting impression, and an inexplicable curiosity kept drawing me back to the book. Looking back, I believe this was the defining experience that truly sparked my interest in photography and visual culture as a whole.
Life eventually took me in a different direction, and I graduated as a civil engineer from the Ybl Miklós Technical College in Budapest. However, around 2005, I began pursuing photography more seriously as a self-taught photographer. Since then, my work has been recognized in numerous national and international competitions, and my photographs have been featured in both solo and group exhibitions.
Awards
Hungarian Press Photo 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
3rd International Photography Exibition “Ecological Truth 2008”
32nd International Photography Exhibition “Child 2008” Zajecar 2008
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009
International Exhibition of Photography New Photo Vision 2012
Exhibitions
London, Mall Galeries (group)
Budapest, Nemzeti Múzeum (group)
Budapest, Capa Kortárs Fotógráfiai Központ (group)
Budapest, Klebersberg Kultúrkúria (solo)
Photo by Benedek Madácsi