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Subject: [Leica] Károly Hemzö Exhibition
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 05:00:08 +0100
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Pleased you enjoyed looking Douglas,

Gerry

> On 16 May 2016, at 01:37, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> 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
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In reply to: Message from gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Károly Hemzö Exhibition)
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