Ottó Kaiser

(1953, Pápa)

He is a Hungarian photographer and photojournalist, recipient of the Rudolf Balogh-, Szőts István-, and the Aranytoll Lifetime Achievement awards. Since 2019, he has been a mentor and the chairman of the jury for the Hungary 365 photo competition. Since 2021, he has been working as a photographer on an exclusive contract for Bridgeman Images, the world’s largest image licensing agency. As a freelance photographer, he has been documenting the representatives, architectural and material heritage, as well as the folk art of Hungarian culture since the late 1990’s. His work has taken him to thousands of locations, and he has captured nearly 250 Hungarian artists living outside our current borders in their studios. He has been documenting the world of the Csángó community in Gyimes since 2009. In 2022, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. His most significant solo exhibitions were held in London, Stuttgart, Brussels, Belgrade, Cluj-Napoca, Novi Sad, Florence, Ankara, Ljubljana, Warsaw, Montreal, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Tallinn, Savonlinna, Pápa, and Budapest.