Pictures and Pixels - Photographic Art and Beyond
National Salon 2016

Károly Chochol

PHOTOGRAPHER

1935

He started to take photographs at the age of 15, and he went on to study optics, aesthetics and photography. He started to present his works at Hungarian and international exhibitions at a young age. He was an illustrator for several newspapers, before becoming a press photographer with the Hungarian Television (MTV) in 1960. He has authored, coauthored and illustrated a number of books (Rapidtechnika [Rapid Technique], Előhívott emlékeim [memories Developed]). His work has been acknowledged with several awards, including MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Golden Pen of the Association of Hungarian Journalists, and the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. Selected exhibitions: Rome, Sofia, Plovdiv. Works in public collections: National Széchenyi Library, Hungarian Museum of Photography, George Eastman Museum, Rochester.

Forgotten – Jewish cemetery, Paks III

2004
50 × 40 cm

Forgotten – Jewish cemetery, Paks III

Shigo Behr 1849 – Jewish cemetery, Paks II

2004
40 × 50 cm

Shigo Behr 1849 – Jewish cemetery, Paks II