Papp Elek

Rudolf Balogh Award

On March 12, 2025, the Rudolf Balogh Awards were presented at the Vigado in Budapest. Established in 1992, this state award is one of the most prestigious professional honors in Hungarian photography. It is granted annually to two individuals in recognition of outstanding achievements in fine art photography, photojournalism, or photographic writing. This year, the Rudolf Balogh Award was presented to photographers Tibor Dombovari and Elek Papp.

A selection of photographs by Elek Papp, winner of the 2025 Rudolf Balogh Award – on the Punkt.hu website.

Details are available on Punkt.hu-n.

Latin American Mosaics – Photo Exhibition

Elek Papp's Latin American Mosaics photo exhibition will be opened on May 30, 2025, in the Hungarian Museum of Photography. The exhibition features photographs captured in Mexico, Chile, and Cuba.

Ferenc Gubody Award

On March 15, 2025, the 177th anniversary of the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence was commemorated in the theater hall of the Kossuth Cultural Center in Cegléd. Following the ceremonial speech by Dr. Norbert Ferenczi, municipal representative, the Gubody Award was presented, which this year was awarded to photographer Elek Papp.

PGFZ Best Photographer in the World 2020

Papp Elek has won the PCA Gold medal on PGFZ Best Photographer in the World 2020 - Organized by Photo Club Arizona (PCA) and sponsored by PGFZ Switzerland - with his image "State of equilibrium" in the Photo Travel category. The hungarian photographer won other prizes in four further categories as well.

Golden Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit


photo: Gyula Bartos

Exhibition in Chile

Pictorial Print of the Year 2017 - PSA (Photographic Society of America)


Cover photo from Elek Papp in PSA (Photographic Society of America) monthly newsletter


The Photographer of the Year 2014


The Photographer of the Year 2011


MFIAP Award


7 FIAP Salon World Masters


The Photographer of the Year 2009


Exhibition in Gyöngyös, Hungary.


Exhibition in Nagykanizsa, at the gallery of Hevesi Sándor Általános Iskola.

Opens on 01.10.2009.


Papp Elek introducing in Rio de Janeiro at Centro Cultural Justica Federal.


Exhibition in Aurum Gallery, Bad Homburg, Germany


An interview in Photo Art Magazine

See under Thoghts.

Exhibition in Brazil

His exhibition opens on 14th december 2007 in Fortaleza city, Brazil. It is the capital city of Ceara and located on the northeast part.