About

Ákos Rajnai is a photographer and artist, whose creative journey began in 2008 after completing the photography program at the Szellemkép Szabadiskola. For years, he had been working as a photojournalist and photo editor at Univ Pécs, the weekly magazine of the University of Pécs.

For Ákos, photography and filmmaking represent both expressive and collaborative opportunities, often transcending genre boundaries. 

Since 2008, as a freelance photographer, he has been inspired by the creative approach of fashion photography, resulting in numerous editorial series from various professional collaborations over the next decade. From 2016 to 2018, and again from 2024, he collaborates with the Fashion Photography specialization at Budapest Metropolitan University.

Starting in 2012, he has been creating video art pieces and experimental photoshoots. His artist statement reads as follows: "My works consist of contemplative videos and photoshoots. My video works are inspired by the experience of observation and presence, revealing analogies. I am intrigued by the laws of human existence and quality, the harmonious yet contradictory relationship with nature, and the phenomenon of technical imagery."

A member of the Association of Young Photographers from 2015 to 2018, he was one of the founding members of the MyMuseum Gallery in 2017.

In 2021, a collaboration began with the BIVAK Architectural Studio, resulting in a deeper commitment to architectural photography. "I enjoy observing how a building, as both a concrete and abstract form, exists in its surroundings, and how the internal and external spaces interact at various points of the structure. I consider it important to document the character of buildings under diverse lighting conditions. Whenever possible, I return in different seasons, thus forming a deeper connection with the building as a complex phenomenon."

Ákos currently resides and works in Hungary, undertaking projects across Europe.

 

CV

Studies

  •  2012: Pro Identity, Workshop with Saul Robbins american photographer, Hungarian House of Photography, Budapest
  •  2008-2010: KONTAKT Courses of Art Photograpy, Faculty of Fashion Photography and Faculty of Video Art, Budapest
  •  2002-2008: University of Pécs, Arts Department, Faculty of Communications
  •  2004-2007: Camera Anima Arts School, Faculty of Photography, Budapest
  •  2001-2007: University of Pécs, Arts Department, Faculty of Political Sciences

Selected solo exhibitions

  •  2019  Illusion of knowing, with Zoltán Vadászi, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2016  Essenceless, with Tünde Újszászi, Mono Art and Design Gallery, Budapest

Selected group exhibitions

  •  2024  Best of, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2023  Reflections, Üveg.Ház, MOM Cultural Center, Budapest
  •  2022  Man proposes, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2021  MyMuseum 2.0, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2020  Art Market Budapest, MyMuseum Gallery
  •  2019  One in a Million, Brody Studio, Budapest
  •  2019  ArtScience, MANK, Szentendre
  •  2018  Relative time, Uránia National Film Theather, Budapest
  •  2018  Groping in the dark, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2017  Stop the music!, MyMuseum Gallery, Budapest
  •  2017  States of mind,  Pegazus, Szentbékálla
  •  2017  Art Market Budapest, MyMuseum Gallery
  •  2016  In Essence, K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest
  •  2016  The starting lineup, Karinthy Saloon, Budapest
  •  2015  To be counted, Group exhibition of new members of FFS (Studio of Young Photographers Hungary) MÜSZI, Budapest
  •  2011  László Moholy-Nagy Design Grant, Museum of Applied Arts Budapest, collaboration with Endre Fazekas fashion designer
  •  2009  ’ARC’ poster exhibition, ’Street Fighters’, collaboration with János Bődey photographer,
  •  2009  Heroes’ Square and ÓÓ Gallery Budapest HURAKO group, ’Search Key Zone’, A. P. A. Gallery, Budapest
  •  2008  Diploma Exhibition, Közelítés Gallery, Pécs
  •  2006  Month of Photography, Godot Gallery, Budapest
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