Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some interesting ones there, Gerry. He caught Ferenc Puskas in his pomp. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at icloud.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 4:09 AM Subject: [Leica] K?roly Hemz? Exhibition > Whilst in Budapest I visited this exhibition and really enjoyed > discovering the work of a photographer I had in all honesty never heard > of. He worked primarily as a sports photographer serving the purposes of > the State during his earlier years, but during his free time and also in > later life he did some great street work, and also did some great work > with horses. Considering the equipment and film etc. he would have had > available during the Communist era immediately after the war, his sports > work was very good because of his ability to get the timing of the actions > absolutely right. > > Here is a link in English to the exhibition I went to: > > http://hnm.hu/en/exhibitions/open-eyes-foto-hemzo > > but unfortunately it shows very little of his photography. However the > link below is better, and it is worth scrolling down through his sports > work to his other work. > > http://index.hu/nagykep/2012/11/26/hemzo_karoly_oroksege_es_emleke/ > > I bought the hardcover book of horse images, which at 3,500HUF (about > ?8.75, $12.54 or 11?) was a steal. > > I feel it is a pity he is not better known in the west. > > Gerry > > > Gerry Walden > www.gwpics.com > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information