Date and place of birth: 29th August 1960, Budapest (Hungary)

Nationality:	Hungarian
Permanent address:	Liget u. 8., Budaörs, H-2040, Hungary
Tel:	(+36)-(23)-424-545
Mobil:	(+36)-(30)-343-5686
Mail:	nagyzl@nagyzl.hu
Web:	www.nagyzl.hu
Office address:	Liget u. 8., Budaörs, H-2040, Hungary

 

Education

Date	Institutions attended	Qualification
1966-1974	Elementary School	Elementary School
1974-1979	Secondary High School for Food Industry and Fermentation Biology	Matriculation Specialisation in Food and Fermentation Biology
1984-1985	Photography High School	Specialisation in Photography
1986-1989	Political (Evening) High School	Diploma
1988-1989	Journalist High School Specialisation: Photo reporter	Diploma
1999-2007	Participated with success on a number of various MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Windows 2000 Server system/network administrator, EY AWS training courses

Work Experience

1979-1985:	Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: technical assistant, scientific (macro and high-speed) photographer
1985-1992:	Hungarian News Agency, Life Photo Office of the Agency: photojournalist
1990-1992:	I spent two years in Japan. During this period I took 35,000 photographs conveying Japan and its culture
1991-1992:	PLOT Co. Ltd.(in Tokyo): photographer/photo reporter
1992-1993:	FORTUNA Press Ltd. FORTUNA (monthly magazine): photojournalist
1993 április –1997 június:	KÁPÉ (weekly economic journal, owned by Ringier AG, Zurich, Switzerland): photo/picture editor, photographer and PC system administrator
1997 június – 1998 április:	Privát Profit (monthly magazine):photo/picture editor, photographer and PC system administrator
1998 május – 1999 július	Teszt Magazin (monthly magazine):photo/picture editor, photographer and PC system administrator
1999 szept. – 2007 június	Ernst & Young Ltd. IT Senior Consultant (system administrator, Helpdesk service, DTP and marketing support)
2007 július-	Free Licence Photographer

 

Teaching experience

1993 –1997 :	Teacher of photo techniques at Journalist High School
1994 –1997 :	Teacher of photo techniques at Budapest Media Institute
2005- :	Courses for employees or customers of different companies (ex: Ernst & Young)
2007- :	Tutor of photography theory and practice ArtWork Photo Pest (Licensed School)
2009- :	Tutor of photography theory and practice Photo Corner (Licensed School)
2010- :	Course for Hungarian National Bank photography study circle

 

Major works (Books and publications)

• Csodálatos Növényvilág (Wonderful Plant Kingdom, photo album): MTI Kiadó/Press; (1989)
• Biológiai Védekezés (Biological Defense, photographs): Mezőgazdasági Kiadó; (1989)
• Szoborsorsok (Statue fate, photographs): Kornétás Kiadó; (1989)
• Bonsai: (photographs) Pesti Szalon Kiadó; (1996)
• Japán; ABCD (PC-CD): IDG Kiadó; (1995)
• A zsidó Budapest (Jewish in Budapest, illustrations): MTA Judaisztikai Kutatócsoport; (1995)
• Photography Yearbook 1995: Fountain Press Ltd. England (1995)
• Izland útikönyv (Iceland, travel guide, photographs): Tóni Túra; (1996)
• Japán útikönyv (Japan, travel guide, photographs): Medicina kiadó; (1999)
• Japan, Cultural Atlas (CD-ROM, digital photo album): Arcanum Adatbázis Kiadó; (2001)
• Innumerable reports and illustrations in Hungarian daily newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines
• LP cover photos, Calendars etc.

 

Exhibitions, awards, grants

1983:	Nimród International Exhibition (Budapest): 1st price
1984:	Hungarian Army Photo Contest (Budapest): 1st price
1988:	Life at Hungarian Technical University (Budapest): exhibition
1989:	Wonderful Plant Kingdom (Photo Art Gallery, Budapest): exhibition
1991:	Hungarian-Japanese Friendship Association (Tokyo): grant
1993:	Japan Photo Exhibition, Néprajzi Museum Bp.
1994-2001:	Japan Photo Exhibition, Debrecen, Nyírbátor, Nyíregyháza, Kaposvár, Győr, Esztergom, Veszprémi, Göd, Keszthely

 

Photographical and computer technique (private) entrepreneur

• Since 1984 I work as a photo reporter and prepare photo-illustrations, and since 1993 I also perform picture and/or photo editorial works for magazines, journals and different publications.
• Since 1992 - as a private entrepreneur - I deal with camera and accessory purchasing and selling and since 1993 I also assemble IBM compatible PCs and carry out maintenance, software installation in the framework of this business. (Hardware: complete computer assembling, network, internet establishment. Software: primarily Microsoft and Adobe programs, Win9x/2000/XP, Office 2000/XP, picture editing, digitalisation, Adobe Photoshop, In Design, Quark, etc.)

 

Main references

• British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
• BDO Forte Kft.
• Ernst & Young Tanácsadó Kft.
• Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute for Nuclear Research
• Hungarian Business Leaders Forum
• Invitel Zrt.
• OTP Zrt.
• Pioneer Hi-Bred Magyarország Kft.
• Prima Primissima Alapítvány
• Provident Financial Kft.
• Reprograf Nyomdaipari Kft.
• Siemens Magyarország Kft.
• Spar Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft.
• Strukturális Alapok Programiroda
• Trendex Holding Rt.
  

 

Professional membership

• Association of the Hungarian Journalists (member since 1988)
• Art Foundation of the Hungarian Republic, Photography section (member since 1989)
• Japanese-Hungarian Art Club (member since 1991)
• Chamber of Hungarian Photo reporters (member since 1992)

 

Scientific and other membership

• I am a member (since 1980) of the Hungarian Entomological Society and Biological Society.
• Since 1990 I'm a member of the Hungarian-Japanese Friendship Society (MJBT) in Hungary.