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Swallow Melody

In September 2024, tens of thousands of southward-migrating swallows in Austria and Hungary died due to the cold surge of Cyclone Boris, causing a population decline. All the birds were forced to land by the cyclone. By the fourth day, they could no longer feed, were completely frozen, weakened, and literally dying. The pictures were taken at Lake Balaton, where swallows resting on electric wires drew the notes of a sheet of music on the sky. Teddy Harpo was fascinated that and turned the melody that the birds had drawn in the sky into a real score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KjUBzzh_44

Hegedűs Ákos/morpho was born on 7th June 1972 in Budapest. He has been concerned with concert photography from the 90′s: documented the events of Sziget festival every year from the begginings and took part in mega concerts of stars like the Rolling Stones, U2, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Santana, Metallica or Robbie Williams as a photographer. In 1994 he was present at the 25th jubilee concert of Woodstock 1969 in the USA. In the new millennium his photographic interest arose towards social problems, the environment and climate change. He has 8 photographic albums published.

Awards Hungarian Press Photo Award - News, 1st Prize 1996
Syngenta Photo Award - Grow Conserve, Shortlist 2017
International Photography Award - Honorable Mention 2020, 2021, 2023
IPA One Shot Photo Contest - Honorable Mention 2021
Tokyo International Photo Awards - Silver Winner 2021
Selection of The Best Hungarian Press Photos of 40 Years 2022
International Photography Award - Official Selection 2022
International Photography Award - 3rd Place 2024
Tokyo International Photo Awards - Bronze Winner 2025
Tokyo International Photo Awards - Honorable Mention 2025

books:
Island-generation 2000
It's only the music now 2004
Alone 2009
Light is bigger than life 2012
Face Memories 2014
Duologues 2014
Part Three 2019
Hardcore 1-2. 2026

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