The winners of the 34th Hungarian Press Photo Contest – Photo gallery

The winners of the 34th Hungarian Press Photo Contest were awarded on March 24 in Budapest, the MTI reports. The exhibition of the winning works is open in the Capa Center until May 14.

The refugee crisis brought about a change in subject matters that has not been seen since the changing of the political system in 1989, Tamás Szigeti, organiser of the exhibition told the MTI. Two new categories were introduced on this topic, said Szigeti, who supports the idea of thematic categories in the future, “although hopefully on less sorrowful subjects”.

Grand Prizes

MÚOSZ Grand Prize (Association of Hungarian Journalists) – István Fazekas (HVG): Transit Country
André Kertész Grand Prize – Miklós Déri (Déri and Co.): Politics of the Roma body – There’s no innocent picture

Special Prizes

Escher Károly Special Prize for best news photograph – Tibor Illyés (MTI/MTVA)
Márton Munkácsi Special Prize for best collection – Simon Móricz-Sabján (Népszabadság)
Best journalist working in the counties – Péter Komka (MTI/MTVA)
Best photojournalist achievement under 30 – Antal Bánhegyesy (freelancer)

Category prizes

News and events photograph (single) – Tibor Illyés: Homage
Photo report (series) – János Bődey (index.hu): The night of terror shocked Paris
Portrait (single) – Bálint Hirling (vs.hu): Zsakfalu01
Portrait (series) – Tamás Schild (freelancer): Nothing Special
Representation of art, artwork or artistic activity by photojournalistic devices (single) – Péter Kálló (Földgömb Magazin, Metropol): Color Party
Representation of art, artwork or artistic activity by photojournalistic devices (series) – Péter Kálló (Földgömb Magazin, Metropol): Balance
Sport (single) – Tamás Korponai (Népszabagság): Under the spell of the ball
Sport (series) – Viktor Veres (Mediaworks): El Classico of Börzsöny
Nature and Science (single) – Bence Máté (Bence Máté Photograpy, Hide Photography): Telltale odours
Nature and Science (series) – András D. Hajdú (freelancer): Cataracta
Representation of Society, documentary photography (single) – Zsófia Pályi (freelancer): Old Guszti
Representation of Society, documentary photography (series) – Róbert László Bácsi (freelancer): Nagorno-Karabakh
Refugee crisis (single) – Árpád Kurucz (Magyar Idők): Prayer
Refugee crisis (series) – Zoltán Balogh (MTI/MTVA): Crisis at the Keleti railway station