2nd place
silver star award
Istvan Kerekes
hungary 
Photo © Istvan Kerekes
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Fate
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entry description
The girl was looking for firewood near his crumbly haunt. It was Christmas. The very poor and poverty stricken family is unemployed. For this people the survival from one day to the next it is a big challenge. They are pushed completely to the edge of the society. Transylvania area of Romaniaabout the photographer
Kerekes Istvan (1977), artist photographer, freelancer photojournalist. Hungarian photographer with the most awards. So far he has won more than 3000 prizes and awards in international and national photo competitions. In 2018, he was the world’s youngest who received for the achievement in the field of art photography, the Excellence FIAP Diamond3 distinction (EFIAP/d/3) bestowed by FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art). When he get this honor it was only six photo artists with this distinction in the world. His most famous work is a portrait entitled Yelena, which has set an absolute unique record result having won over 600 awards in 57 countries on 6 continents. For his achievement in the field of art-photography in August 2018 Mr. Janos Ader the President of Hungary donated to him the Hungarian Gold Cross Order of Merit. Webpage: www.kerekesistvan.comback to gallery
