{"id":361433,"date":"2020-09-25T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=361433"},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:32:54","slug":"interview-with-the-budapest-street-photography-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2020\/09\/25\/lifestyle\/interview-with-the-budapest-street-photography-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the Budapest Street Photography Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Budapest Street Photography Collective, a group of 12 Hungarian photographers, was established last year with the aim of capturing the everyday moments of Budapest in a way we have never seen them before. From student to product designer, people from diverse backgrounds belong to the team, but they all share one passion: street photography. We sat down with two BPSPC members, Imre Szalai and \u00c1d\u00e1m Temesi to ask them about the mission of the team, the ups and downs of taking street photos in Budapest, and many more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: Kriszti N\u00e9meth – Egy j\u00f3 k\u00e9p r\u00f3lad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s the main goal of BPSPC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imi: <\/strong>As a collective, we aspire to take candid photographs in a world dominated by staged images and show what Budapest is like in an uncompromising way. We don\u2019t expect people to pose for our pictures, but it would be great if they didn\u2019t feel threatened when being photographed.<\/p>\n

Do you take thematic shots with the team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imi: <\/strong>Yeah, before the pandemic we agreed to photograph different districts of Budapest every month, then gather to discuss all the shots we\u2019ve taken and create a zine out of the best ones. We started with District VIII and wanted to continue with District XIII, but the coronavirus hit the country. We have also had some ideas for an annual theme. During the lockdown, for example, everyone was carrying home huge packs of toilet paper\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00c1d\u00e1m: <\/strong>\u2026 but Berci and J\u00e1cint (BPSPC members – the ed.) had already taken pictures of people carrying piles of toilet paper before the lockdown! We all have a bunch of similar shots, so we decided to make people with toilet paper an annual theme, which later became a thing in quarantine, so we eventually dropped it.<\/p>\n

From a photographer\u2019s point of view, what is Budapest like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imi: <\/strong>Compared to people living in the countryside, I find Budapest locals much more tense; when they go to the streets, they try to behave. The nights are in strong contrast with this though: people get more relaxed and act in a completely different way than during the day. On the night buses, for example, you can witness many conversations, but at daytime no one would talk to a stranger.<\/p>\n

\u00c1d\u00e1m<\/strong>: It\u2019s also interesting that even though the city is timeless, the people and the vehicles harmonized better with the buildings in the past, while today the image of Budapest is quite eclectic. It happens to me a lot that a car appears and ruins the photo, because it just doesn\u2019t match the vibe.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Imre Szalai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n