Tamas Dezso began photographing rural areas of Hungary and Romania in 2009, the project continued for years afterwards. He would explore different locations and shoot them in a landscape style, he would also include portraits and still life images to create a deeper meaning behind his concept.
He focused on the people, wildlife and the landscape of the environment he was photographing, this ensured that the viewer could understand the extreme struggle of this time. One of his main objectives for this project was to highlight the reality of the struggle to live and survive in rural Romania. Dealing with the lack of homes, jobs and farming, it took a huge toll on food and basic living necessities for the local workers and families. Theses images were taken shortly after the survival of the region’s hardest dictatorship.
This work has been exhibited globally and has received much praise. Many people enjoyed this work due to it being so compelling and ‘raw’. It spoke to the audience incredibly by enforcing the idea that people do live in such harsh conditions.
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