Professional Summary

Journalist, photographer, editor, Hungarian and English publications;

HVG, MEDIAMIX, TAIWAN JOURNAL, TAIWAN REVIEW, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HUNGARY, LONELY PLANET HUNGARY, MARIE CLAIRE

Journalist/Photographer 1997 to present

· Presently working as foreign correspondent/photojournalist in Thailand and Laos

· Contributed to Hungarian and English language newspapers and magazines (culture, environment and politics related articles and photography)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS HUNGARY; LONELY PLANET HUNGARY; HBO HUNGARY

Editor/Writer/Photographer, 1998 to present

· Edited written English text

· Worked on books, screenplays, scientific and educational scripts

· Published photographs and stories on South-East Asia

MTV HUNGARIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

Educational programming coordinator, 1996-2002

· Lead a team which created the content and managed the production of a live, daily science education program

· Content formats included panel discussions, short films, and live test sessions

· Won Japan Prize at NHK International Educational Program Contest, 1998

Field projects

Documentary works for various media (books, magazine articles, videos) and photo exhibitions

· Presently working on a book project on the island communities of Si Pan Don, Southern Laos.

· Extensive field trips in Australia, South East Asia, South America, Indian ocean and Europe

· Recent Exhibition: Hidden In Plain Sight (2008 ongoing)

· Solo exhibitions included Australia: Land of Colors, Living Heritage: Luang Prabang, El Pueblo del Sol: People of the Andes

· National Geographic Photography Award for work in Laos.

Education

· Master of Science, ELTE University of Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary – Major in Ecology/Biogeography, 2000

· MTV Visual Arts Diploma, 1997

· French/Hungarian Bilingual High School diploma, Budapest, Hungary – Strassbourg, France, 1992

Languages

· Fluent in English, French, and Hungarian

· Advanced in Italian, German, Thai and Laotian