about

Chasing shadows, finding lights.

I’m Dani Molnár.

Photography, as a peculiar and unique way of self-expression, has occupied me since I was a child; at that time mostly in the form of capturing family events and holidays. For me, photography was just a few fleeting, occasionally exciting and lovely pastimes for me at the time. It was only much later that a conscious experience of creative intent was associated with it. The turning point came in 2012 with a nearly six-month ‘trip’ to Scotland. The unusual uniqueness and irresistibly mystical atmosphere of the landscape and surroundings there captivated me and encouraged me to capture what I saw and thus share the visual experiences with others. If I look back on my photography at the time from a strictly professional point of view, I would still not call it fully conscious, but rather an enthusiastic “click” of a tourist on a mobile phone. From these enthusiastic “clicks,” I became more and more thoughtful, consistent, and most importantly, I became aware of the need to search for a more conscious subject and composition, which inevitably led me to replace my phone camera with a MILC.

In the past half a decade or so, several genres of photography have touched me, and I have even tasted and experimented with some of them on a practical level. Over time, the picture became clearer in me, and it became clear what was really close to me, in which genre I could really be fulfilled, and which one I was able to express myself with – through photography as a channel of communication.

I believe that every moment that slips away helplessly and disappears permanently carries with it a small fraction of eternity. I look for these hiding fragments and try to make them visible in my photos.

I sincerely hope that my photos will serve as thought-provoking and a wing for boundless imagination for those who view them – here and now … and beyon

about

Gear:

Fujifilm X-T30 II

Carl Zeiss Jena MC Flektogon 35mm f/2.4

Fujinon XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7

Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 STM

Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 STM

Meike 35mm f/1.7

Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 (based on Biotar 2/58 lens, Carl Zeiss Jena)

SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8 (Asahi Opt. Co., Japan)

+ Samsung Galaxy A53  🙂

My inspirations:

Joel Meyerowitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Daido Moriyama, Vivian Maier, Brassaï, André Kertész, László Nagy-Moholy, Márton Munkácsi, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Annie Leibovitz, Susan Sontag, Elliot Erwitt, Ernst Haas, Ansel Adams, Sally Mann, Martin Parr, Stephen Shore, Alex Webb, Diane Arbus, Dorothea Lange, Saul Leiter, William Eggleston, Sean Tucker, Olga Karlovac, Alan Schaller

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