Lóránt Attila, Kálloy Molnár Péter: Window to the sky

( The Explorer Books, 2008. December.)156 pages 23X22 cm.,
Hardcover with dustcover. (Photobook with poems) 24 EUR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov. 01. 2007.

Wapponi By Attila Lóránt (Kossuth Kiadó 2007)Three lingual: English,Hungarian, Spanish. Prewords by The President of Hungary, Sólyom László.

200 pages. 33,5 x 24cm, hardcover. Price: 29 EUR.

”In spite of the growing pressure towards global uniformity, the vast continents of Africa and South America retain an array of cultural differences so rich and colorful it is almost impossible to imagine. Many ethnic groups still follow the manners and customs of their ancestors while others have formed new and unique traditions at the borderline between different worlds and religions. Without ethnic and cultural diversity, our earth would be like a rainbow without colors. Such were my thoughts as I took the pictures included in this book.”

Attila Lóránt

 

 

2006 September

Indiánok, az Amazonas mentén és az Andokban, Author and photographer: Attila Lóránt Published by National Geographic, Budapest.

The work of Attila Lóránt is an impressive portrait about people who still live very closely related to nature. It is a colourful representation of day to day life and traditional celebrations linked to the changing rhythms of nature. During this time when global environmental problems are seriously connected to the fast economic progress and to the unsustainable use of natural resources, it is of great significance to bring about awareness of our collective responsibility for this planet and for the present and future generations of people. The pictures in this book present the value and beauty of cultural diversity and life in harmony with and respect for the environment.

Dr. Miklos Persanyi, Minister of Environment, Hungary

 

2003 December

East Africa more than a Safari, Author and Photographer: Attila Lóránt: Published by Alexandra, Budapest.

Hanzelka Jiri and Zikmund Miroslav begun their journey around the world in 1947. They started their journey with a Tatraplan car in Prague. These two engineers brought their cameras with them. They went across Africa and they took pictures of thousands of ethnic groups in this all the time changing continent. They were seriously worried about the end of”traditional Africa”.

Kalman Kittenberger also complained about the big changes in the black continent during the last 20-30 years.

After all of this, two facts are sure for me; The world and Africa all the time changes, and this flow has winners and losers, but all the time in the past and in the future some clean hearted people fight for the weak, because they try to save what is possible. For example how Hanzelka, Zikmund, Kittenberger and Lóránt Attila have done.

Kincses Károly, Photo museologist (October 2003)