Concert and orchestra photography: the art of the moment?
The All for the Eye! series shows the most visible, and one of the least visible, sides of the music industry to a wider audience: those responsible for the spectacle of the performers. From pyrotechnics to hairstyling, styling to band photos, make-up to music videos, the series is a conversation with the professionals who have shaped the way we look at our favourite music artists over the last decade.
In the second part of cultural journalist Adrienn Csepelyi's Pop Free University, the focus is on photographers, with two photographer guests, Diána Komróczki and Gábor Bátori 'Jim'. The former is a photographer for Carson Coma, Nurnekedkislány, Middlemist Red and Platon Karataev, among others, while the latter is best known as a concert photographer, with a portfolio ranging from 30Y to Quimby, Blahalouisiana to Bohemian Betyars and beyond.
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Some capture the moment that will live forever in our memories - others show us what mere mortals can never see: what goes on behind the scenes. How does one become a band's "own" photographer, and what is the path to become a concert photographer? What tools, what special skills does one need to have if one wants to become a concert musician? How much work goes into a well-taken picture? Those who are always telling stories about others now tell their own.
◖ Adrienn Csepelyi ◗
Adrienn Csepelyi graduated as a popular music journalist at the Almost Famous Rocksul, has been working as a cultural journalist and publicist since 2008.She was awarded the Junior Prima Award in 2013, has worked for Népszabadság and has been a cultural columnist for Népszava, and has been a WMN writer since 2018. His show Popfilter was launched in 2017 on Klubrádió and has been a podcast on WMN since 2019. Since 2023 he has been a TV critic for Élet és Irodalom.
◖ Dia Komróczki ◗
It may sound cliché at first, but I am in the lucky position that my work has become my hobby and I still enjoy it to this day. It all started with my passion for music - besides being an active member of the KERET blog team, I've been photographing Middlemist Red for years, as well as the singing group Nurnekedkisgirl, Platon Karataev, among others, and I'm currently a staff photographer for Carson Coma. In my work I travel a lot, meet a lot of lovely people and because I am inspired by their stories, my focus has recently shifted to portrait photography. Partly inspired by this, I opened Expo Studio with Fanni Sutus in 2021, where I spend most of my time, and where I no longer only shoot band and portrait photography, but also workshops and events.
◖ Gábor Bátori ◗
Bátori Gábor 'Jim' sinco has become one of the most sought-after concert photographers in the country in recent years. No wonder, as he captures the most diverse performers in the most diverse places with his camera, and he is not only an outside observer, but he has a real friendship with them. As a result, he documents everything from the most intimate backstage moments to the most monumental big concerts. It would be difficult to list his colourful repertoire, so he works with artists such as 30Y, Analog Balaton, Blahalouisiana, Bohemian Betyars, Nurnekedkislány, Elefánt, Esti Kornél, Platon Karataev, Supernem and Quimby, without claiming completeness. Every year he collects his photos in an album and publishes them under the name sincology.
House of Music Hungary
A music education centre and concert venue in the heart of the City Park, behind the airy futuristic glass facade of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
