[Leica] Károly Hemzö Exhibition

[Douglas Barry]

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] Károly Hemzö 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.
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> Here is a link in English to the exhibition I went to:
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> http://hnm.hu/en/exhibitions/open-eyes-foto-hemzo
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> 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/
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> I bought the hardcover book of horse images, which at 3,500HUF (about 
> £8.75, $12.54 or 11€) was a steal.
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> I feel it is a pity he is not better known in the west.
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> Gerry
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