[Leica] Károly Hemzö Exhibition

[Gerry Walden]

Pleased you enjoyed looking Douglas,

Gerry

> On 16 May 2016, at 01:37, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> Some interesting ones there, Gerry. He caught Ferenc Puskas in his pomp.
> Douglas
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> ----- 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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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