[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/krisztiantota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Krisztian-Tota-about-me-portrait.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” src_tablet=”https:\/\/krisztiantota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Krisztian-Tota-about-me-portrait.jpg” src_phone=”https:\/\/krisztiantota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Krisztian-Tota-about-me-portrait.jpg” src_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”11px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Photo: Ir\u00e9n J\u00e1nosi[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Raleway||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Kriszti\u00e1n T\u00f3ta[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#03a9f4″ custom_margin=”||12px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]’Photographs are all we have and every picture is a self-portrait after all.’ – \u00c1kos Gy\u0151rffy | Motherland[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#757575″ header_font=”Raleway||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
I am a freelance photographer based in Dunakeszi, Hungary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was born in 1979. I graduated from the Faculty of Law then I qualified as a tax adviser. I really started to take photographs in 2013.<\/p>\n
I am especially interested in people-centered documentary photography and portraiture.<\/p>\n
Framing real happenings, human stories, faces, emotions, moods, thoughts from my point of view, yet remaining authentic to the themes that are often profound and grotesque, humorous at the same time, not lacking playing with forms, structures, spirituality and surreal features either, which inspire me when I release the shutter.<\/p>\n
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I was awarded the AFIAP<\/strong> (Artist FIAP) distinction by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) in 2017<\/strong>, followed by the EFIAP<\/strong> (Excellence FIAP) distinction in 2019 <\/strong>for my results at international photo competitions under FIAP Patronage.<\/p>\n I was given the A-MAFOSZ<\/strong> (Artist MAFOSZ) distinction in 2019<\/strong>, the A-MAFOSZ\/b<\/strong> (Artist MAFOSZ bronze) distinction in 2021 <\/strong><\/span>by the Association of Hungarian Photoclubs (AHP) for my results at Hungarian photo contests under MAFOSZ Patronage or acknowledged by MAFOSZ and at international photo competitions under FIAP Patronage.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Raleway||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Selected awards, acknowledgments[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#757575″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Hungary 365 (2023) \u2013 two photos were selected for being part of the book of the photo contest<\/strong> (edition 2022)<\/p>\n Photography exhibition joint to the Pet\u0151fi 200 Memorial Year as part of Budapest Photo Festival 2023 \u2013 one photo was selected for the exhibition<\/strong> (2023) \u00a0<\/p>\n \u2019I went to Margaret Island\u2019 \u2013 Budapest of P\u00e9ter N\u00e1das – photo contest (2022) \u2013 3rd Prize<\/strong> (two photos)<\/p>\n 22nd Internation-Hungarian Photo Salon \u2013 category: \u2019What does it mean to be Hungarian?\u2019 (2022) \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong> and two photos were selected for being part of the catalog of the photo salon<\/strong> altogether<\/p>\n \u2019The Changing Shapes of Our Identity \u2013 Nation, Family, Religion\u2019 – category: \u2019Nation\u2019 (2022) \u2013 3rd Prize<\/strong> and two photos were selected for the exhibition <\/strong>altogether<\/p>\n Hungary 365 (2022) \u2013 one photo was selected for being part of the book<\/strong> of the photo contest<\/strong> (edition 2021)<\/p>\n 6th Sapixel International Photo Contest \u2013 category: \u2019Temptation\u2019 (2021) \u2013 one photo was selected among the best 50 entries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n International Photography Awards \u2019IPA\u2019 (2021) – Professional – People, Street Photography \u2013 Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2019At the Lord\u2019s Table\u2019 \u2013 fine arts program and exhibition in connection with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (5-12 September 2021) \u2013 one photo was selected for the exhibition<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n 9th Documentary Family Awards ‘DFA’ – Spring 2021\u2013 category: ‘Nothing Is Better Than Real Life’ (2021) \u2013 two photos were selected as finalist<\/strong>s <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n International Photography Awards ‘IPA’ (2020) \u2013 Professional – People, Street Photography \u2013 Honorable Mention<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n HVG Extra The Woman \u2013 ‘Our Weekday Heroic Deeds\u2019 – graphic and photo contest (2020) \u2013 two photos were selected for the exhibition<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hungary 365 (2020) \u2013 one photo was selected for being part of the book<\/strong> of the photo contest<\/strong> (edition 2019)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 14th \u2019Twelve Months of the Hungarian Tricolour\u2019 (2020) \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Short Street Stories – a collective tribute to Martin Parr\u2019s and Nick Turpin\u2019s street photography<\/strong> \u2013 two photos were selected for being part of the book<\/strong> presented as an ambitious tribute to the two photographers, consisting of pictures of 173 authors from all over the world (2019)<\/p>\n Photo Hungarikum 2019 \u2013 four photos were added to the book in connection with the EFIAP (Excellence FIAP) and the A-MAFOSZ (Artist MAFOSZ) distinctions which I had been awarded<\/p>\n RefCOO – Reformed Culture Research Workshop \u2013 God in the 21st Century – photo contest (2019) \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n HVG Extra The Woman \u2013 ‘Our Lovable Dependencies’ – graphic and photo contest (2019) \u2013 one photo was selected for the exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n 13th Community Centers Night and Day (2019) \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n 37th Hungarian Press Photo Contest (2018) \u2013 one photo was selected for the exhibition of the Hungarian Press Photo Contest<\/strong> at Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center \u2013 Budapest, Hungary, and that photo was added to the book titled ‘Pictures of the Year 2018’ edited from the exhibited works<\/strong>, in the category of ‘Socio Documentary Photography (singles)’<\/p>\n IV Circuito Ib\u00e9rico de Fotograf\u00eda \u2013 Spain (FIAP 2019\/008-011, PSA 2019-023) – IV Sal\u00f3n Internacional de Berga ‘Tirabol 2019’ – category: Photojournalism \u2013 FIAP Honourable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n FKNS Winter Circuit 2018 \u2013 Serbia, Montenegro (FIAP 2018\/554-558, PSA 2018-498) – Salon Kotor (Montenegro) – category: Open Colour \u2013 Salon Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n Brooklyn \u2013 New York 2018 (FIAP 2018\/402, PSA 2018-186, MOL 2018-28) \u2013 United States – category: Open Color \u2013 MOL Ribbon<\/strong><\/p>\n New York \u2013 Manhattan – 2018 (FIAP 2018\/164, PSA 2018-009) \u2013 United States – category: Open Color \u2013 Salon Silver Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n New York \u2013 Manhattan – 2018 (FIAP 2018\/164, PSA 2018-009) \u2013 United States – category: Street \u2013 PSA Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n Marie Claire \u2013 ‘The Diversity of a Woman\u2019s Life’ (2018) \u2013 3rd Prize <\/strong>[the awarded series consisting of 5 images was published in Marie Claire\u2019s 12th year, 6th issue (June, 2018)]<\/p>\n DPW WMC CIRCUIT 2018 \u2013 Serbia (FIAP 2018\/084-086, PSA 2018-162) – Salon Novi Sad – category: Man \u2013 Salon Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd Exhibition DESIRE 2017 \u2013 Serbia (FIAP 2017\/385, PSA 2017-310) – category: Photojournalism \u2013 Salon Bronze<\/strong><\/p>\n Photographer of the Year 2017 \u2013 ‘Street Life’ \u2013 3rd Prize <\/strong>[Hungarian semi-final of the European photocontest titled EISA Photo Maestro Awards – 5 images from the series consisting of 8 photos were published in Professional Photo Magazine\u2019s 2017\/3rd (19th year, 135th) issue]<\/p>\n Man Sitting on the Bench \u2013 Portrait photocontest (2017) – category: Portrait \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n 8th ‘THE WORLD of LABOUR’ (2017) \u2013 3rd Prize <\/strong><\/p>\n Photo Hungarikum 2017 \u2013 two photos were added to the book in connection with the AFIAP (Artist FIAP) distinction which I had been awarded<\/p>\n 4th MALINIK Digital Circuit 2017 \u2013 Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIAP 2017\/080-083, PSA 2017-089) – Salon Belogradchik (Bulgaria) – category: People of the World \u2013 NAPB Gold Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st International Circular Exhibition ‘BALKAN FRAME 2017’ \u2013 Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia (FIAP 2017\/118-120, PSA 2017-087) – Salon ‘Perast’ (Montenegro) – category: Open Colour \u2013 PSA Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n 5th International Photocontest and Exhibition to the Day of Fidelity \u2013 Sopron (FIAP 2016\/412, MAFOSZ 2016\/005) – category: Special theme \u2013 People \u2013 FIAP Honourable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n Photocontest to the 60th anniversary of the Revolution and War of Independence of 1956 titled \u201956 from the Point of View of Posterity’ – category: Literary illustration (in accordance with a literary work about \u201956) \u2013 MAFOSZ Silver Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n 21th J\u00e1szkun Photo Salon (2016) \u2013 Salon 2nd Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n 7th ‘THE WORLD of LABOUR’ (2016) \u2013 Special Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo Hungarikum 2016 \u2013 one photo was added to the book which was also exhibited in the joint exhibition of the 23rd MAFOSZ Salon (2016)<\/p>\n 3rd Past and Present (2016) – category: colour \u2013 1st Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n 20th Esztergom Photography Biennal – theme: ‘Intangible’ \u2013 2016 \u2013 Selected <\/strong>to the 20th Esztergom Photography Biennal<\/strong> (published in the printed catalogue)<\/p>\n Metro Photo Challenge (2014) – category: ‘Urban Escape’ \u2013 Local Winner (International Finalist)<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Raleway||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Selected exhibitions[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#757575″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photography exhibition joint to the Pet\u0151fi 200 Memorial Year as part of Budapest Photo Festival 2023 \u2013 joint exhibition – Random Gallery – Budapest, Hungary (6-26 April 2023)<\/p>\n Images of Hungary \u2013 joint exhibition highlighting 200 entries from all the ones submitted in the first 4 years of Hungary 365 photo contest – Danube Promenade – between Vigad\u00f3 and 15th March Square – Budapest, Hungary (14 March \u2013 10 April 2023)<\/p>\n 22nd Internation-Hungarian Photo Salon \u2013 joint exhibition – Corvin Gallery – Corvin Cultural Centre Elizabeth Park Theatre – Budapest, Hungary (1 October \u2013 10 November 2022)<\/p>\n \u2019I went to Margaret Island\u2019 \u2013 Budapest of P\u00e9ter N\u00e1das \u2013 joint exhibition – Town Hall Park – Budapest, Hungary (30 September \u2013 13 October 2022)<\/p>\n \u2019The Changing Shapes of Our Identity \u2013 Nation, Family, Religion\u2019 \u2013 joint exhibition – Judit J\u00f3zsa Judit Gallery – Budapest, Hungary (3-27 May 2022)<\/p>\n 6th Sapixel International Photo Contest \u2013 joint exhibition – Tailors\u2019 Bastion – Cluj-Napoca, Romania (8-22 January 2022)<\/p>\n \u00a0\u2019At the Lord\u2019s Table\u2019 \u2013 fine arts program and exhibition in connection with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (5-12 September 2021) \u2013 joint exhibition \u2013 Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism – Budapest, Hungary (21 September \u2013 24 October 2021)\u00a0<\/p>\n HVG Extra The Woman \u2013 ‘Our Weekday Heroic Deeds\u2019 – graphic and photo contest (2020) <\/span>\u2013 joint exhibition – Arena Mall – Budapest, Hungary (5-11 October 2020)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Short Street Stories – a collective tribute to Martin Parr\u2019s and Nick Turpin\u2019s street photography \u2013 book presentation and joint exhibition – Trieste Photo Days 2019 – Sala Veruda – Palazzo Costanzi – Trieste, Italy (25 October \u2013 10 November 2019)<\/p>\n DancePictures \u2013 dance in contemporary photography \u2013 joint exhibition – MANK Gallery (Old Artists\u2019 Colony of Szentendre) \u2013 Szentendre, Hungary (28 August – 25 September 2019)<\/p>\n RefCOO – Reformed Culture Research Workshop \u2013 God in the 21st Century \u2013 joint exhibition \u2013 Sz\u00e1rsz\u00f3 Conference of Reformed People \u2013 Balatonsz\u00e1rsz\u00f3, Hungary (23-25 August 2019)<\/p>\n RefCOO – Reformed Culture Research Workshop \u2013 God in the 21st Century \u2013 joint exhibition – Star Point Reformed Youth Meeting \u2013 Debrecen, Hungary (23-27 July 2019)<\/p>\n URBAN 2019 Photo Awards + Exhibition \u2013 joint exhibition – Trieste Airport – Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy (26 July 2019 \u2013 7 August 2019)<\/p>\n HVG Extra The Woman \u2013 \u2019Our Lovable Dependencies\u2019 – graphic and photo contest (2019) \u2013 joint exhibition – Arena Mall – Budapest, Hungary (6-12 May 2019)<\/p>\n 37th Hungarian Press Photo Contest (2018) \u2013 joint exhibition – Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center – Budapest, Hungary (5 April \u2013 12 May 2019)<\/p>\n URBAN 2018 Photo Awards + Exhibition \u2013 joint exhibition – Pierwszy Lokal – Krakow, Poland (3 \u2013 15 September 2018)<\/p>\n URBAN 2018 Photo Awards + Exhibition \u2013 joint exhibition – 400 Bar – Budapest, Hungary (25 August \u2013 25 September, 2018)<\/p>\n Marie Claire \u2013 \u2019The Diversity of a Woman\u2019s Life\u2019 (2018) \u2013 joint exhibition – All\u00e9e Shopping Mall – Budapest, Hungary (24-29 April 2018)<\/p>\n Budapest Cultural Center \u2013 joint exhibition of the awarded competitors of BMK\u2019s photocontest in 2016 titled 32nd Visual Artistic – Budapest, Hungary (5 \u2013 25 September 2017)<\/p>\n 20th Esztergom Photography Biennal \u2019Intangible\u2019 \u2013 joint exhibition – B32 Gallery and Cultural Place \u2013 Budapest, Hungary (9 November \u2013 2 December 2016)<\/p>\n 20th Esztergom Photography Biennal \u2019Intangible\u2019 \u2013 joint exhibition – Esztergom Castle Museum of the Hungarian National Museum and Danube Museum \u2013 Esztergom, Hungary (2 September \u2013 2 October 2016)<\/p>\n 23rd MAFOSZ Salon (2016) \u2013 joint exhibition \u2013 Ferenc Liszt Conference and Cultural Centre – Sopron, Hungary (July 2016);<\/p>\n Street – Portrait – Art \u2013 individual exhibition – S\u00e1ndor K\u0151r\u00f6si Csoma K\u0151b\u00e1nya 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