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Delay Ten years ago, in 2007, almost 500 kilometers of by-lines were closed in Hungary.  Since then, some of the railway stations were ruined but most of them still exist - even if they are abandoned. I used flashes and other artificial lights to highlight their solitude.
Return István Kovács served at the railway station of Romhány in Nógrád county for nearly 30 years. In 2007 the government decided to close that line among many others. Ten years later I accompanied him back to the former station.
Yellow Vest Protests in Paris From november of 2018, so-called yellow vest protesters were demonstrating for weeks on end across France, protesting initially against rising taxes on fuel, later also against the economic policy of Emmanuel Macron. This black and white series documents the events of the movement of 8th December and the view of Paris after the clashes.
Hanging Merci is an extreme performer - according to her own definition. She has her body suspended with hooks in her skin.
Tiszabő Mostly gipsies live in the village called Tiszabo in Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok county. A few years ago only a few people had job there, till the new mayor started the common work program.
Little Berlin Kisszelmenc, the village split into two.
Panel World In Hungary more than 1.5 million people live in very similar block of flats, but the inhabitants are very different. Each of them has furnished an individual world which becomes a piece of a diverse universe.
Bell founders There are only a few bell founder manufactories left like the one that Miklos Gombos owns in Orbottyan, Hungary. They won't found bells with machines - these ones are handmade.

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