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Sandor Nagygyorgy, photographer (July 3, 1933 - September 9, 1993) He studied painting with Aurel Bernath at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts and received his MA in 1959. He was a freelance painter and photographer until 1976. Starting 1977 he worked for the hunting and wildlife magazine NIMROD. He was a member of the Hungarian Fine Arts Foundation since 1960, and joined the Association of Photographers in 1970. Served as the artistic director of the Studio for Young Photographers 1978-79, founded and chaired the Wildlife Photography Club NIMROD since 1978. Also, he was a founding member and vice president of the International Association for Wildlife Photography from 1981 until his death. "One of my deepest experiences always was that way beyond any constraints society imposes upon us there are unbreakable ties that connect us, human beings, living organisms to Nature itself. -In addition to painting I started to use my camera as an additional tool of visual expression because I had to realize that I'm unable to capture the unique wonders of Nature with my brush alone. Nature is the main theme of millions of tourist's shots - casual, static pictures of what happens to be in front of the camera. It's simple: the pictures might be of limited scope, but one can add words later, explain them when they are shown. - But more often than not, many fundamental components of the original experience are missing: the space surrounding us, the elements, the movements of trees, clouds, our own movement, the sounds, the smells ... - There is an inherent contradiction in our approach to Nature when doing wildlife photography. The possibilities, variations how an animal might behave may be endless, still the photographer can barely influence his surroundings, has few choices for his vantage point and rarely has the chance to make any direct connection with his subject. - Patience? I'm always surprised a bit when this word comes up in discussions of wildlife photography or of fine arts. I don't understand how can one speak of patience in the context of a Van Eyck painting - or of wildlife photography. Patience would have been a completely inadequate tool for Van Eyck in creating his incredible paintings. Only an insatiable passion for knowledge and discovery can pave the way to such extreme levels of craftsmanship..." (Sandor Nagygyörgy) |
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Exhibitions: Awards: Publications: Nature and wildlife magazines published in Hungary: |
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