Photojournalism nominee

One of the world's biggest ethnic minorities is the Gipsies. Only their vulnerability is bigger than their population: they have no motherland, often they do not speak a common language, and their cultures could differ significantly from each other. There is only one aspect of their life they all share: that is being persecuted. Recent legislation in England would effectively prohibit Gypsy and Traveller (GRT) lifestyles and force people to abandon their mobile lifestyle or face financial penalties or even imprisonment. The British media played a significant role in promoting this legislation by portraying GRT people as a threat to the settled majority lifestyle.

I wanted to create emotionally powerful stories representing the realities of everyday gypsy and traveller life and counteract the false presentation of the community. One of my main incentives with this project was to create a photo series where I could tell stories and show lives free from the old storytelling schemas, and I wanted to show the values and hopes of people without being overly romanticising or stereotypical. I also tried to showcase various GRT experiences by taking photos in religious communities, LGBT+ organisations, and traditional and new age traveller communities.

I am a Romani and queer artist working with photography, installation, and participatory practices. My work explores identity, displacement, and resistance, confronting the ways marginalized communities are erased or misrepresented. Through visual storytelling, I reclaim narratives that expose inequality and open space for presence. My projects have been published in The Guardian and Balkan Insight, and exhibited internationally in institutions such as Queer Britain (London), Stiftung Kai Dikhas (Berlin), LoosenArt Gallery (Rome), and the 2025 Milan Triennale. Most recently, my work is featured alongside Delaine Le Bas and other queer artists in Stranger in Silver Walking on Air at The White House, Dagenham.

- Scholarship holder - (HU) Józsefváros 30+ Artistic Creative Support in Memory of Lajos Balogh - 2025
Gomma Grant 2024 - Finalist
- Official Selection - IPA Awards 2024
- Honorable Mention - Annual Photography Awards 2024
- In Plain Sight’ - Habib Hajallie Arts Council funded mentorship & exhibition project, 2024
-Journalism Excellence Awards - Ethical reporting on Roma and fight against racism and antigypsyism, Shortlisted in photojournalism category, 2024
- Annual Photography Awards - Shortlisted 2023-2024
- Fine Art Photography Awards - Conceptual 2nd place winner, 2024
- FAPA Professional Portrait, Photojournalism, People nominee, 2022-25