About
I am Gergely Takács, a photographer. In Hungarian I prefer the word “fényképész”, literally “one who makes pictures with light”, because it captures what photography means to me: playing with light, experimenting, creating, and showing a way of seeing.
For many years I worked in IT, but over time I increasingly missed creating something. In photography I found the field where technical knowledge, creativity and visual storytelling meet.
My self-taught beginnings were followed by photography studies and professional training. I completed the course of the Fotó Art photography school, studied with film still photographer Tamás Kende, and graduated with distinction from the photojournalism and documentary course of MÚOSZ, the Hungarian Journalists’ Association.
My work spans several fields: creative portraiture, dance photography, documentary photography, and film stills and behind-the-scenes photography. The world of dance is especially close to me, where movement, light and time can meet in a single frame.
On film sets I do not simply document the shoot: I create images that stand on their own and support the visual communication of the production.
In recent years I have been placed in several national photo competitions. My work has received awards at the Hungarian Press Photo Contest, the Magyarország 365 photo competition, and the MAFOSZ and Biatorbágy Photo Salon competitions. My pictures have been shown in solo and group exhibitions.
Alongside photography I also run workshops, mainly for those interested in long exposure and creative lighting techniques.
I do not want to tie myself to a single genre. What all my work has in common is experimentation, the deliberate use of light, and the aim of creating pictures that are unusual yet authentic.
Alongside commissioned work, it is important to me to have photography projects where I am free to choose the subject, the time and the approach.
For a long time I have been documenting everyday life in Aszód, a small town in Hungary. Street portraits, ordinary situations and small stories add up to snapshots of a town’s life. I am not looking for staged scenes, but for the moments we might otherwise walk past without noticing.
View the series →A portrait series of local people who add to the life of the town through their work, hobbies, interests or personal stories. Behind every portrait there is a person and a story.
View the series →Where dance photography meets long exposure. The traces of movement, continuous light and a figure captured at the right moment together create the distinctive visual world of these pictures.
View the award-winning photo →In recent years I have worked as a still and behind-the-scenes photographer on several Hungarian film productions. Besides documenting the shoot, this work also serves the visual communication and marketing of the films.
Some of the productions I worked on
My work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions.
The technical side of photography and experimentation have always been close to me. In my workshops we mainly work with long exposure and the combination of continuous light sources and flash.
The aim is not simply to demonstrate a technique, but to show how light can be used deliberately to create a unique visual world.
Translated from Hungarian.
“In Gergő I found a completely reliable, precise photographer. He communicates well and easily finds common ground, so the initial nerves quickly disappear during the shoot. Not to mention that the finished pictures exceeded my expectations. I can only recommend him to everyone; wonderful pictures come out of his hands.”
“I can only recommend Gergely to everyone; I really enjoyed the shoot. We found common ground easily, and he was kind, cooperative and patient. The pictures speak for themselves, they turned out beautiful! A truly professional photographer, thank you for the opportunity!”
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