Friday, 26 December 2008

Gyula Sopronyi: The Holy River

Image © Gyula Sopronyi-All Rights Reserved

Gyula Sopronyi, originally working for Népszabadságis, Hungary's political daily newspaper, is a freelance photographer with an eye for stories in the faces, expressions and eyes of his subjects. He has won an impressive array of awards and competitions, and attended various Magnum workshops and classes.

Here's one of his galleries, titled The Holy River, of the incomparable Ganges and Varanasi. Other galleries well worth the visit are Gyula's Turkish Baths and the Whale Hunters of the Indonesia's Lamalera.

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