András ZOLTAI (1990) is a documentary photographer, visual storyteller, and National Geographic Explorer currently based in Budapest, Hungary. He studied photojournalism at the Academy of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists.
His extensive documentary narratives blend journalistic and conceptual photographic approaches. By exploring social and environmental issues, he delves into the global and local challenges of our era and their ramifications on society, the dynamics of small communities, and individual lives. His photographic methodology unfolds through the exploration of individual destinies and personal encounters, where he instinctively hones in on the fragility of human identity and its continual evolution and adaptation.
His work has been published in numerous national and international publications, such as the Washington Post, Fisheye Mag, Society, Le Monde, M Mag, Libération, Courrier International, El País, La Repubblica, Coda Story, and De Volkskrant, among others. He has been awarded several prestigious prizes and fellowships. He has been awarded three times the prestigious József Pécsi Photography Scholarship. Talent of the European FUTURES platform. He is the recipient of the prestigious Károly Hemző Award in 2025.
