Zsolt Péter Barta

(1962, Eger)

Péter Zsolt Barta has been a freelance photographer since 1984, a member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers since 1989 and of the National Association of Hungarian Artists since 1994. He was editor of the journal Fotó and later Fotográfia between 1994 and 1999. He has been a member of the International Kepes Society since 2008, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts since 2014 and head of the Photographic Art Council of the National Cultural Fund since 2019. He regularly publishes essays, studies and interviews on art. He won a special prize at the 10th Esztergom Photo Biennial in 1996, and first prize at the 18th Esztergom Photo Biennial in 2012. He has been a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts since 2021. Three of his books have been published to date: CodeX (2007), Hall (2009) and De-Code (2025). He was presented with the Rudolf Balogh Award in 2010. His works feature in several prestigious public collections in Hungary and abroad, as well as in nearly fifty private collections.