Zsófia Sivák

(1993, Eger)

Zsófia Sivák graduated with a BA degree in photography from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) in 2017, followed by an MA in 2019, and a degree in design and visual arts education in 2025. She is currently a freelance photographer, a visiting lecturer at MOME and a member of the Studio of Young Photographers. Her work blurs the boundaries between documentary photography and personal storytelling. Her photographic approach is characterised by empathy and attentiveness towards human communities, especially in rural and disadvantaged environments. She has won the first prize in Hungarian Press Photo competitions several times. She won the Magnum Special Prize at the Budapest Portfolio Review in 2019. She received the József Pécsi Scholarship in 2020 and earned the No Borders Award (Poland) in 2021. She won a creative scholarship from the National Cultural Fund of Hungary for 2021-2022 and an art scholarship from the Hungarian Academy of Arts in 2023. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Hungary and abroad, including in Denmark, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Poland.