Gábor Kapolka (35) - Gangfotó
Hungary, 1192 Budapest, Gutenberg krt 5. fszt. 6.
web: www.gangfoto.hu or www.kapolkagabor.hu
email: kapolkagabor@gangfoto.hu, tel.: +36-30-466-66-48

Specialisation in Photography
 subjective documentarism, portraiture, reportage – photo essays

 
Professional Background
 economist – College of Foreign Trade - Budapest, Hungary
 BA(Hons) – University of Humberside – Hull, UK
 photography course – ASA photostudio – Budapest, Hungary
 member of the Studio of Young Photographers, Hungary

 
Awards
 2009. - Hungarian PressPhoto Award 2008. – I. prize in portraiture/series -
A Man Fishing (sequence of ten pictures)
 2008. - Black&White Magazine Single Image Contest 2008. – Merit Award -
Echoes (portraiture)
 2007. - Hungarian PressPhoto Award 2006. – III. prize in portraiture/series -
Cháim - A Boy Turning Man (sequence of ten pictures)
 2006. - Hungarian PressPhoto Award 2005. – III. prize in portraiture/series -
Report on the Last Bicycle Repairman (sequence of eleven pictures)

Books
 2006. - Walks in the Jewish District of Budapest -
Vince Publishing House, Budapest, Hungary (180 pictures)
 2008. - Walks along the Grand Boulvard -
Vince Publishing House, Budapest, Hungary (230 pictures)

Bibliography
 2009. - Imago Magazine Special Edition – Praying for Dew (two pictures)
- Pictures of the Year Hungary (book) – Cháim - A Boy Turning Man (six pictures)
 2008. - Black&White Magazine Special Edition – Echoes (single image)
- Catalogue/Studio of Young Photographers, Hungary (six images)
 2007. - Pictures of the Year Hungary (book) – Cháim - A Boy Turning Man (six pictures)
- Catalogue/Photographic Biannual of Dunaújváros, Hungary (single image)
 2006. - Pictures of the Year Hungary (book) – The Last Bicycle Repairman (six pictures)
 2005. - FotóMozaik (photographic magazine) – DeLight (single image)
 2004. - Pictures of the Year Hungary (album) – Salty Mood, photoessay (five pictures)

Individual exhibitions
 2008. - People Tales – Red and Black Gallery – Budapest, Hungary (65 pictures)
 2007. - Personal Pictures – Photoessays, TeArt Gallery – Debrecen, Hungary (16 pictures)
 2006. - Personal Pictures – Photoessays, Kópia Gallery – Budapest, Hungary (32 pictures)
- Walks in the Jewish District of Budapest – Spinoza Theatre and Gallery (22 pictures)
- DeLight/Lights of Pest – Valley of Arts, Kapolcs, Hungary (32 pictures)
 2005. - DeLight/Lights of Pest – Equality Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (40 pict.)

Collective exhibitions
 2009. - Pictures of the Year (Hungarian PressPhoto Award) Exhibition 2008. –
Budapest, Hungary - National Museum, curator: Zoltán Szalay (six pictures)
- One Step Beyond – Hungarian Studio of Young Photographers –
Erlangen, Germany - Gallerie Treppenhaus, curator: Horst Kloever (eight pictures)
 2008. - Pictures of the Year (Hungarian PressPhoto Award) Exhibition 2007.
Budapest, Hungary – National Museum, curator:Zoltán Szalay (six pictures)
- 18:53 – Hungarian Studio of Young Photographers –
Budapest, Hungary - Kolta Gallery, curator: Péter Baki (six pictures)
- One Step Beyond – Hungarian Studio of Young Photographers –
Budapest, Hungary - Month of Photography, curator: Horst Kloever (eight pictures)
 2007. - Pictures of the Year (Hungarian PressPhoto Award) Exhibition 2006.
Budapest, Hungary – National Museum, curator: Zoltán Szalay (six pictures)
- Warmth of the Smelter – Portraits of Foundrymen –
Dunaújváros, Hungary - Photography Biannual, curator: Miklós Gulyás (ten pictures)
 2006. - Pictures of the Year (Hungarian PressPhoto Award) Exhibition 2005.
Budapest, Hungary – National Museum, curator: Zoltán Szalay (six pictures)
- Annual Selected Exhibition: Center for Photographic Art –
Carmel, California USA, curator: Sarah Greenough (single picture)
 2005. - ASA PhotoStudio –
Budapest, Hungary, curator: György Stalter – Facets of a Trumpet (three pictures)

March 2009.