282 photographers, and 7,438 images entered the 43rd Hungarian Press Photo Competition, and the 24.hu photo section dominated this huge field: our photojournalists were recognized with 9 awards in 8 categories, and Márton Mohos was also awarded the MÚOSZ Grand Prize, while Bálint Szajki received the Márton Munkácsi Award for the best collection and the Zoltán Szalay Award for the best photojournalist under 30.
The 24.hu photo section thus received more than 20 percent of all prizes awarded at the country’s largest press photo competition, far ahead of all award-winning Hungarian editorial offices.
It is difficult to list in how many categories our colleagues won:
- News and event photography – Márton Mohos
- Photo report – Márton Mohos
- Everyday life (series) – Bálint Szajki, Jennifer Varga
- Art (series) – Bálint Szajki
- Sports (series) – Márton Mohos
- Nature and science (series) – Bálint Szajki
- Society depiction, documentary photography (single) – Bálint Szajki
- Street photography (series) – Norbert Farkas
- MÚOSZ Grand Prize – Márton Mohos
- Márton Munkácsi Award for the best collection – Bálint Szajki
- Zoltán Szalay Award for the best performing photojournalist under 30 – Bálint Szajki
The awarded entries can be viewed in the 24.hu article.
We heartily congratulate our colleagues – Norbert Farkas, Márton Mohos, Bálint Szajki and Jennifer Varga – on their prestigious awards!
