Eszter Asszonyi (born in Eastern-Slovakia, 1996) is an artist, photographer and photojournalist living and working in Budapest, Hungary. In the center of her interest are rites, religious practices and the transformation of traditional religiosity.
education:
2018-2021: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest, photography MA
2015-2018: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, communication and media studies BA
2015-2018: photojournalist trainee at HVG, hvg.hu
selected group exhibitions
2021:
- FotoArtFestival, No Borders Award section, Bielsko-Biała, PL
- Slovak Press Photo, Students and Young Photographers up to 26 Years, Bratislava, SK
- Portraits Without Faces, group exhition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, HU
2020:
- Amplifying Student Voices — Photographing Life In Times Of Pandemic, VII agency, online screening
2019:
- Festival of the Image, online screening, Sarajevo, BiH
- Hungarian Press Photo Exhibiton, Capa Center, Budapest, HU
awards, scholarships:
2022:
- Hájovna—artist residency program, by invitation, SK (planned)
2021:
- ARTS THREAD, Global Design Graduate Show x Gucci, shortlisted
- No Borders Award, FotoArtFestival, shortlisted
- Slovak Press Photo, Students and Young Photographers up to 26 years, 1. prize
2020:
- No Man’s Land, photojournalism workshop for women, scholarship, Sarajevo, BiH