George Eastman Hall

BARNA BURGER
(1965, Budapest)

„I was born in 1965 and grew up in Óbuda. I graduated from the photography school in Práter Street. I have always worked freelance, from the beginning right up to the present day.

I cannot imagine the world without books. I think it is important to tell stories in books, with the help of pictures, about what I see, what I feel and what I think about the world. The significant stages of my career are marked by the books I have produced. I have had seven albums published, of which three won the Beautiful Book prize for the given year.

I have been commissioned by a number of Hungarian magazines and have been working for them. I think photography is a job that can only be done well with humility and a great deal of hard work.”

Books
NEW YORK, Stramavant Publishing House (1999)
FLAGS AND PEOPLE, Internationale Sonderbeilagen (2002)
BRAINS OR WRITING/92 PORTRAIT OF CONTEMPORARY WRITERS, PrintX Budavár Publishing House (2005)
FROM THE KITCHEN WINDOW, Anikó Lévai, Jokerex Publishing House (2007)
AFTERNOON SIESTA/THE SHADOW OF THE STORY, Zoltán Korösi, Kalligram Publishing House (2007)
FIVE AND A HALF, László Sajó, Osiris Publishing House (2008)
MAGVETO PUBLISHER’S MIRROR FOR WRITERS (2009)

Exhibitions
NEW YORK DREAM – Cirkogejzír Cinema, Budapest (1998)
FLAGS AND PEOPLE – Mai Manó Gallery, Budapest (2002)
IN MEMORIAN WTC – MEO Contemporary Art Collection, Budapest (with Gábor Fényes), and New York (with Gábor Fényes) (2002)
SANTA CLAUS EXHIBITION – MEO Contemporary Art Collection, Budapest (group exhibition, 2003)
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BUDAPEST - Millenáris Park, Budapest (group exhibition, 2003)
LOVE-STRUCK – Libri Book Store - Mammut, Budapest (2004)
BRAIN OR WRITING (PORTRAITS OF WRITERS) – Petofi Literary Museum, Budapest (2005), Alexandra Book Store - Nyugati Square, Budapest, (2006), Hungarian Cultural Institute, New York and Berlin (2006)
PHOTOGRAPHS IN PARALLEL (following Péter Nádas) Tranzit Café, Budapest (2006)
WRITERS IN JERSEY - Petofi Literary Museum, Budapest (2006)
PORTRAITS OF WRITERS - Nyitott Muhely, Budapest (2007), Hungarian Cultural Institute, Stuttgart; Book Fair, Frankfurt (2007), Book Fair, Leipzig and Frankfurt (2008)
PORTRAITS OF ACTORS IN PRIVATE LIFE - Mammut, Budapest (2008)

photo: Reichel Tamás