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At Christmas 2008, I made a series of portraits of homeless people in Budapest, walking through the most important metro stations, bunkers and shelters.
Photography is the best tool for me to comprehend something new or rather difficult to understand. By seeing it as a photograph, I usually get to the solution, or at least get an explanation for my more important questions.
Before starting the job, I had big plans, I thought of myself as a savior who would be able to help many people to get back to the "right path" from the periphery of society to live in decent conditions like me. After finishing the series, I wasn't that optimistic anymore. All of those interviewed testified that they do not wish to return to their previous living conditions, because the current one is more free, more peaceful and more comfortable. They don't struggle with family resistance, existential problems, and don't have responsibility towards others either. Thank you very much, they don't ask for being rescued, because a life that looks miserable from the outside means security for them.
After some thoughts, I came to the following conclusion: I accept them the way they are and respect their decision, but I cannot understand them. I don't personally support any of them with money, because in almost every case it lasts as long as the next shot. Instead, I support non-profit organizations that help them with food and provide sanitary and medical care.
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