30th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibiton

A unique series of exhibitions in Hungary. The Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has come to its jubilee 30 anniversary.

By no coincidence this is the single exhibition in Hungary that has reached this special anniversary.

The nearly one hundred year old success story of photography and not least that of Hungarian photographers continues even today. Hungarian scientists. Hungarian composers. Hungarian photographers. They are the ones who with their talent, knowledge and performance have brought reputation and fame not only to themselves but also to Hungary for a century to the present day. Many of them stand in the forefront of their field in the world even today.

The exhibition organised by the National Federation of Hungarian Journalists was first seen at the R-Club of the University of Technology in 1982. Since 1983 it became and still is one of the most popular events of the Budapest Spring Festival. The six week long display depicts the most exciting moments, the natural wonders, and the dramatic, happy and funny life situations, the exceptional artistic and sports achievements of the past year. Drama, beauty, atmosphere, struggle and humour in 2011. We were the participants, the fans, the winners and losers.

Hundreds and hundreds of pictures that are worth seeing.

The accompanying exhibition entitled Thirty Years in Pictures will show a selection of the best press photos of the past three decades. Thirty years is merely a moment in history, but in the case of a country, especially Hungary it is a very significant, historic period. And the pictures are telling, they will be re-valued from a perspective of time, may become more meaningful, stimulating confrontation, however, they will certainly invite us to an adventurous trip through time. The exhibition was organised by photo-reporter Zoltán Szalay.

The exhibition can be seen – within the framework of the Budapest Spring Festival – at the Hungarian National Museum between 24 March and 6 May 2012.