Earning multiple recognitions for the Hungarian Press Photo Award in recent years as well as being selected among The Best 100 Hungarian Photographers, Péter Kálló is an established name in his field. Kálló has also worked as the art director for the photo crew of the Sziget Festival, Budapest’s biggest summertime jamboree. His recent photo series shows highlights of the Hungarian capital from new angles, captured with a drone.
"When using a drone, a new dimension opens," says Kálló. "You can go up and down, instead of just left and right. When the drone is up in the sky, it almost feels as if I’m leaving my body. Using this technique, the weather also becomes a major factor. I’ve been working with a drone for many years now. It becomes a tool for creative art in the hands of the user, just like an ordinary camera does."
"While with a regular camera you capture what’s right in front of you, the drone really makes you use your imagination, since you don’t know in advance what your photo subject looks like from above," explains the artist, comparing what makes this contemporary way of shooting scenes so different from customary photography.
Besides capturing striking urban scenes, Kálló often ventures out of town to create stunning visual documentation of the Magyar countryside, including the sweeping
Hortobágy National Park, located in north-east Hungary. "I get vertigo, but with my drone I can fly," he says. To see more of Kálló's pictures, visit the photographer’s Instagram account.
