Interview

26 • 01 • 27 György Németh

“The great democrat of modern photography” – a conversation with Patricia Albers, author of the latest Kertész biography

On the occasion of the publication of her new book, Everything Is Photograph: A Life of André Kertész, we spoke with biographer Patricia Albers about the making of this ambitious volume, the extensive research behind it, and the ways in which Kertész’s Hungarian roots shaped his vision—ultimately leading him to become one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. The book was published on January 26, 2026, and its first launch takes place today at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco.

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25 • 12 • 01 László Baki

„I don’t believe art can solve ecological crises” – Conversation with Claudia Fuggetti

Claudia Fuggetti’s award-winning series Metamorphosis was recently on view at Paris Photo, and From December 2025, it is also accessible free of charge at the Mai Manó House’s PaperLab Gallery. The exhibition explores our relationship to nature, the ecological crisis, and the transformation of human perception through a poetic and sensitive visual language. In the interview below, the artist speaks about the creation of the series, her inspirations, and her approach to image-making.

25 • 10 • 22 Baki László

„The photographs that matter most are the ones only an insider could make” – Interview with Emmanuel Rosario

From October 28, the Mai Manó House PaperLab Gallery presents the first European exhibition of New York–based photographer Emmanuel Rosario, showcasing the intimacy and communal spirit of the contemporary punk scene. The project captures not only the raw energy of concerts but also the quiet, personal moments that reveal the true face of punk. In an interview with Punkt, Rosario talks about trust, documenting subcultures, and what punk means to him.

25 • 03 • 16 Baki László

„AI-generated images are not photography” – Interview with Boris Eldagsen

Boris Eldagsen became widely known when he won the Sony World Photography Award in 2023 with an image created using AI-generated software. Eldagsen rejected the award and later became a key figure in the international discourse on the relationship between artificial intelligence and photography. Punkt reached out to the artist, who responded to our questions in writing.

25 • 02 • 13 Anna Kereszty

I see my photographs as pieces of my soul” — in conversation with Mari Ornella

Born to Hungarian-Italian parents in Belgium in 1996, Mari Ornella studied sociology before earning her master’s degree in photography at Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design (MOME). Her graduation project, Through Hardship to the Stars, delves into self-analysis, crossing her own boundaries, society’s unrealistic expectations, issues of femininity, and trauma processing. With this project, she was chosen as one of the artists for Futures Photography, a platform for photography that is co-funded by the European Union, in 2023. Both her personal and commercial projects reflect her humorous, surreal, sincere, and raw style. We spoke about her passion for photography, her creative attitude, and her graduation project.

24 • 02 • 29 Anna Kereszty

“Together, we created a third eye” – Conversation with Elsa and Johanna

0103 Photo: © Elsa and Johanna: Playground, from the Beyond the Shadows series, 2018, “Together, we created a third eye” – Conversation with Elsa and Johanna 24 • 02 • 29Anna Kereszty Two recurring faces, countless characters and stories. Reality, fiction, nostalgia, melancholy, identity, longing, memory and loneliness. These mingle in the work of two […]

24 • 01 • 16 Jana Rajcová

Never Do Normal Things! – Conversation with Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams is not only a multi-platinum music artist—he is also an acclaimed photographer who has released six photography books, five of which were published by Steidl. He was inducted into the Royal Photographic Society for his portrait photographs. His interest in photography arose in the 1960s, when he began capturing his surroundings on film: everything from concerts through his girlfriend in a tub to a wall at a parking lot. He wanted to preserve his memories in this way. In the late 1990s, Adams began taking self-portraits for the cover of his own album. He soon went on to photograph friends, other musicians, actors, as well as models.

23 • 09 • 06 Benedek Szabó

‘It has become important for me to work against the phoney world around us’ – In conversation with András Vizi

András Vizi’s photographs show a special world. The unusual visual effects that create this irreproducible universe are often created using real, analogue installations. This conceptual creative process, then, involves visual art a sister art, but the focus is always on the photograph. This creative attitude informs the most diverse series, which, however, have this in common: the people shown are imaged in unique ways, and this also leads to a revised representation of the body.

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23 • 09 • 06 Péter Baki

‘I have always been interested in what a picture has inside’ – In conversation with Zsolt Péter Barta

Balogh Rudolf Prize-winning photographer Zsolt Péter Barta works on the borderline between photography and visual art, and has published his work in two albums (CodeX, 2007 and Csarnok, 2009). Among other things, we spoke with the artist about the problems and accomplishments of contemporary Hungarian photography, as well as the role of institutions in this country and abroad.

23 • 09 • 04 Anna Kereszty

“A lot of my inspiration comes from my dreams and I take a lot also from everyday life” – Interview with Yelena Yemchuk

Yelena Yemchuk is a unique and multitalented artist who is not only a photographer but also a painter and video artist. The Kiev born photographer emigrated to the United States with her parents at the age of 11 but her Ukrainian roots have always been a key part of her life and a source of inspiration. Her book, УYY, published in 2022 by Depart Pour L’Image, functions kind of personal diary that gives an insight into the photographer’s personal world and her feelings for her homeland. The book from which a selection is presented on the walls of PaperLab Gallery was nominated for the Paris Photo/Aperture First book Prize in 2022 and this year won the first prize in Best International Photobook category of the PHotoESPAÑA festival.

23 • 05 • 25 Zita Sárvári

Be real! – Interview with Andreas Laszlo Konrath

Andreas Laszlo Konrath’s work is a modern blend of personal expression and social documentation. Through his documentation of the world as he knows it, his distinctive style has become an integral part of his authentic and visceral portrait photography. His portfolio is full of iconic characters and everyday heroes. But whether he’s photographing celebrities or young people on skateboards, analogue processes are at the forefront of his image-making.

23 • 01 • 15 Zita Sárvári

The imagination of Petra F. Collins

What lies behind the deeply intimate and private images of this young Canadian-Hungarian photographer? With over one million followers on Instagram, Petra F. Collins is one of the most influential young photographers of our time. An artist and model in one, a kind of Warholian character. The main subject of her images is adolescence, with its idealized beauty and naivety, and the different realities of femininity. She shoots her emotional, dreamlike photographs on film, imbued with a dark sadness.

20 • 11 • 06 Katalin Kopin

Backlighting – An interview with Lajos Csontó

What everyone photographs today with their phone: life. I was one of those who always had a camera around their neck. With an attitude that was very much like what Instagram provides today, I created a stream of images, from which the odd interesting picture stands out. – an interview with Lajos Csontó