Photojournalism nominee

The Holocaust continues to affect human destinies today; for example, the French-born Sophie, whose family gave up her Gypsy name due to fear of the Nazis, was raised to have no Gypsy identity. This year(2022), Shopie went to the patron saint of the gipsies in France for the first time to get closer to his lost identity.

The small French seaside town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer holds one of the most important religious gypsy festivals every year on May 24th and 25th. Hundreds and thousands of Gypsies, Travelers, Roma and Gypsies flock to the handful of streets in the Provençal port city to celebrate the patron saint of Gypsies, Sara-la-Kali or Saint Sarah.

I deliberately overexposed most of the pictures. With this method, I tried to convey the significance of the event, its spiritual and mental pressure on the participants, especially on Sophie.

I am a Hungarian born gay Roma photographer, live in London.
My documentary photographs are centred around themes of human rights activism, LGBTQI+ and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) experiences. Some of my recently completed photo series presented the disappearance of Roma minority journalism and the lives of Hungarian working-class Roma communities. I also have a few ongoing photo projects: the documentation of the changing Traveller traditions (craft making, fairs and religious festivals) and showcasing the contribution of GRT people in British festival organisations.
Recent photography awards: Shortlisted for Portrait of Britain, 2023; ND Awards, 2023; Fine Art Photography Awards, 2021, 2022, 2023

Exhibitions: Town explores a book literary festival, Hasting, 2022, Atchin Tan stage – Glastonbury Festival 2022 and 2023, BBA One Shot Award – Berlin, 2023,
Publications: Searching for Kushti exhibition catalogue
Portrait of Britain 2023, I have photographed a book for a Roma textile artist, due to be published in 2024