I’m Attila Volgyi photographer, video journalist, small footprint filmmaker, multimedia content creator and drone pilot. My expertise benefits my employers and grants I am able to get the best pictures they need to show happenings in the most visual way.
Throughout my varied career of roughly twenty years in journalism and news photography, I have gained significant and invaluable experience in all areas of photojournalism.
Due to this wealth of experience, I have developed an advanced ability to be flexible and solve the most versatile tasks under challenging circumstances – let it be a conference, cultural event, or fieldwork in urban areas or in the wilderness. I regularly work in the field as a ‘one-man-army’, however I am also accustomed to teamwork as a multi-national team member in a coordinated manner.
I spent most of my career in traditional mass media photography, written media, and video journalism. My media work consists of over 120 thousand photos for print and online newspapers such as Hungary’s Business Daily (Napi Gazdaság), Germany’s Bild am Sontag, France’s L’Express and Norway’s Verdens Gang among many others and a host of international news agencies, and some television channels like ARTE TV.
I won the third prize in the Nature and Science category of the Hungarian Press Photo Contest. A number of my photos were on display at the Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition in Hungarian National Museum in multiple years and the 40 Years of Hungarian Press Photo exhibition held at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre.
I have a remarkable record of blog posts and social media presence, my blog won the special prize of the Goldenblog award’ Expert Jury and a 9th place on the People’s Choice award of the competition.
I have actively developed my skillset and knowledge in mobile journalism – I am able to provide full broadcast-quality TV coverage or photo reportage with a mobile device if demanded by the circumstances, however, I prefer to use professional equipment. I’m well trained in traditional media formats, but I’m never afraid of experimenting with new media, social networks and new technologies.
I am equipped with and fully trained on all the technological aspects and software required for all styles of photography, video editing, drone imagery and journalism, providing professional work that meets the highest international standards in all my projects prioritising the needs of the assignment.
My day-to-day job requires a confident knowledge of English to a high standard, both in professional settings and in my personal life. I strive to continuously improve my language skills, both verbal and written, I aim to read books and listen to podcasts and audiobooks exclusively in English. I have prior experience as a translator and my blog was published both in English and Hungarian.
My passport is valid and is always ready for travel, as well as my photo gear. I’ve been fortunate enough to visit 20 countries on 3 continents, and counting – I’m always up for planning my next journey.
My career in numbers:
- 120e+ published pictures
- 1400+ events
- 1300+ reportages
- 350+ awards ceremony
- 300+ conferences
- 250+ press conferences
- 200+ politics event
- 150+ diplomacy meeting
- 50+ presidents
- 6 Hungarian presidents
- 3 US presidents
- 2 French presidents
- 2 Popes
- 1 Dalai lama
- 40+ prime minister
- 6 Hungarian prime ministers
- 80+ Parliament reportage
- 50+ interviews
- 30+ festivals
- 50+ exhibitions
- 23+ European Championships
- 25+ World Championship
- 28+ World Cups
- 20+ world stars
- 8 Formula One races
Some example projects from my career (far from complete selection):
2023 August 19-21 Athletics World Championships, Budapest, Hungary
sports photography coverage with an international team of 7 photographer and 5 journalist for Xinhua News Agency- 2023 April 28-30 Pope Francis’ visit Budapest, Hungary
news photography for Polaris Images photo agency - 2023 April 18 Korea-Hungary Business Roundtable Budapest, Hungary
event photography for organiser J&I Global Marketing Agency - 2022 June 17-July 4 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Budapest, Hungary
sports photography coverage with a team of 3 photographer and 2 journalists for Xinhua News Agency 
2022 Ukraine refugee crisis in Hungary
news photography and video reportage for various news outlets- 2021 October 9 Day of Hungarian Handball, Budapest, Hungary
sports and event video with a 2 person crew for the organiser Hungarian Handball Federation - 2021 September 12 Pope Francis’ visit to Budapest, Hungary
news photography for Polaris Images photo agency - 2021 June 07 UEFA European Championships, Budapest, Hungary
sports photography for Xinhua News Agency - 2019 Business meetings of CFA Society of Hungary
event photography for organiser CFA Society of Hungary 
2019 June 11 Capsized Mermaid boat recovery, Budapest, Hungary
news photography and video reportage for various news outlets- 2018 November 15-16 Financial Market Liquidity Conference Budapest, Hungary
event photography for Corvinus University - 2017 November Industry complex drone photography, Kecskemet, Hungary
aerial photography of a grain processing plant for the owner Julia Malom - 2017 September 23-27 Merce Festival, Barcelona, Spain
photo reportage for EuroPress photo Agency - 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Budapest, Hungary
sports photography coverage with a team of 6 photographer and 1 editor for the Local Organising Committee 
2016 VASAS Sports Club Congress Budapest, Hungary
event photography coverage for the organiser VASAS Sports Club- 2015 Migration crisis on the border between Hungary and Serbia
news photography reportage for various newspapers - 2015 June 04 World Body Painting a festival, Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria
news photography reportage for velvet.hu - 2015 January 26. Chateau d’Oex Balloon Festival, Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland
news photography for PuzzlePix photo agency - 2014 October 16 Marketing Expo, Budapest, Hungary
event photography for the organiser Marketing Commando - 2013 July19-24 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Barcelona, Spain
sports photography for Polaris Images photo agency 
2011 January-June European Union Hungarian rotational presidency
news photography of various diplomacy meetings for Xinhua News Agency- 2010 SAP Business Meeting, Budapest, Hungary
event photography for the organiser SAP Hungary - 2009 August 1 Pope Benedict XVI’s audience, Castel Gandolfo, Italy
sports photography for EuroPress photo agency - 2009 July 29-August 4 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Rome, Italy
sports photography for EuroPress photo agency - 2009 April 5 Barack Obama, US president’s speech Prague, Czech Republic
news photography for Hirsarok News website - 2008 May 31 Boat accident Clevleys, Great Britain
news photography for Business Daily (Napi Gazdaság) - 2007 December 7 World Latin-american Dance Championships, Vilnius, Lithuania
dance photography for DanceSport Info 
2006 June 22 George W. Bush, US president’s speech in Budapest, Hungary
news photography for Diplomacy and Trade magazine
An incomplete selection of my media publications:
Agencies
Daily newspapers
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Weekly and monthly publications
Other periodicals
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On-line news sites
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Software experience
Photo/grapphics editors:
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Canva
- Photo Mechanic
- NeoFinder
- Canto Cumulus
Video editors:
- DaVinci Resolve
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Rush (desktop+mobile)
- iMovie (desktop+mobile)
- Avid Media Composer
Task management softwares:
- Notion
- Trello
- Toggl
- TextExpander
- Evernote
Podcast:
- Audacity
- Adobe Audition
- Anchor (Spotify for Podcasters)
Blog engines:
- WordPress
- blog.hu
- Tumblr
Other IT experiences:
- Blind typing
- Mac OSX
- PC MS Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Google Docs
Gear experience:
- Sony
- Canon
- Nikon
- DSLR
- MILC
- compact
- DJI
- GoPro
- Insta360
Lens range covered:
- 16-400 mm
- Insta360
Professional experience
- Position: Freelance video journalist, cameraman, reporter
For: ARTE TV, Xinhua, international TVs and agencies
Tasks: find topic, scheduling, recording, edit TV reportage - Position: Freelance photojournalist, correspondent
For: international news agencies and newspapers
Tasks: schedule, photograph riport, editing, captions - Position: Blogger, online content creator
System: WordPress, blog.hu, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
Topics: photography, media, drone, copyright, data protection, movies, culture, lifestyle, productivity - Position: Daily newspapers, photographer, photo editor
For: Business Daily, DanceNews, Hirsarok, Stop
Tasks: news photos, photo editor, photo archive keywording, DTP pre-production, news editing
Team: leading, coordinating 2-3 man department - Position: Translation (English to Hungarian)
For: Ecobit, Cenega, Dynamic Systems, 220volt
Tasks: translate computer game and camera user manuals