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Norbert Bánhalmi (Budapest, May 14, 1979 –) Hungarian photographer, applied photographer.

Schools
He started his primary education at Fót Primary School No. 1, but finished it at Fót Primary School No. 2. He completed his secondary school studies at the Újpest Bilingual Technical Secondary School (UMSZKI), where he also obtained a degree in IT technology after graduation. Afterwards, he graduated as a military officer - radio station operator at the Budapest Military Vocational School and College (BKSZIK), and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in August 2000.

He started his studies at the Gábor Dénes College in 2001, graduating in October 2005 with a degree in Computer Engineering. Between 2000 and 2007 he served at Nagytarcsa as Head of the IT and telecommunications center at the Hungarian Defense Forces' Intelligence and Information Command (MH HIP), the successor of the Hungarian Defense Forces Intelligencer.

Work
His first prestigious professional recognition as a photographer dates back to 2002, when a photograph taken during a military exercise made it to the front page of the Honvéd newspaper. In the same year, on the orders of the Chief of General Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces, he established the corps’ photography and video department.

In 2005, together with Réka Szőcs, Rudolf László Tóth and Ádám Farkas, they started documenting events in Budapest&amp;#39;s nightclubs, and in 2006, in collaboration with dozens of photographers, they founded their own company, HIPStudio. Also that year, they became the official photographer team for the Hungaroring EVO drag race and gained national fame.

In March 2014, he created his first photography exhibition at the Stefánia Gallery in Budapest, where he presented the different traits of beauty through portraits of 30 ordinary women. In July, he had an outdoor photo exhibition in Budapest with PIN UP-style images, and in December, he had another exhibition in New York at the Hungarian House of New York, where he also captured 30 ordinary ladies in their favorite New York locations to show that anyone can become a model.

In 2017, he published his book 'Awakening - the New Beginning', co-authored with Erika Elek and with a foreword by Imre Csernus, psychiatrist, and Dr. Magdolna Dank, Director of the Oncology Centre at Semmelweis University. The book contains the testimonies of women who have undergone surgery for gynaecological cancer, who have tried to tell their own stories to show that there is a way out of cancer and that even after a mastectomy one can still be a real woman. This was followed by the book Vincent & Vincent - Compilations, where he did all the illustrations and, together with actress Olga Kovács, they filmed some of the poems. In 2018, he published his book The World of Woman, co-edited with Éva Lénárt, in which he presents characters at each changing age of women. The foreword to the book was written by Miklós Vámos. To extend this even further, he has also created a blog where everyday women anonymously shared their stories about their change due to an unexpected crisis.

On 18 September 2018, the Hungarian representation of the global brand Olympus elected him as one of its ambassadors for photography.

From 2020 he is the curator of the Rege Gallery, owned by Tihany Abbey. The first exhibition he organized for the venue opened on 24 July 2020 and was entitled 'Now or Never'. In 2020, he gave a fresh start to his company that he launched in 2006, and together with professional freelancers, founded HIPStudio Communication Agency. In September 2020, he was asked to be one of the professional judges of the 4th Budapest Photo Contest, and for the first time in the history of the event, he accomplished the tasks as a judge together with the contestants.

In 2021, he was selected as the strategic marketing and communication partner for the Olympus camera brand in Hungary.

Exhibitions

 * 2014. The Real Women – Budapest, Stefánia Palota
 * 2014. Those Old Kinky Times – Budapest, Millenáris Velodrom
 * 2014. Hungarian Women in New York – New York-i Magyar Ház
 * 2015. 50 Shades of a Woman – Budapest, Stefánia Palota
 * 2016. I Became a Father – Budapest, Bálna
 * 2016. Milestones `56 – New York-i Magyar Ház
 * 2017. Awakening – a New Beggining! – Budapest, Stefánia Palota
 * 2018. Contemoporary Artists of Pest County – Budapest, Pest Megyei Kormányhivatal
 * 2018. The World of Woman – Budapest, Stefánia Palota
 * 2018. Balerina Project – New York, Bellmore
 * 2021. The Frame – Tihany, Rege Galéria

Books

 * 2017 Awakening - the New Beginning!
 * 2017. Vincent &amp;amp; Vincent - Compilations
 * 2018. The World of Woman

Interviews

 * Hungarian women in New York - conversation with photographer Norbert Bánhalmi, Tinkmara, 14 December 2014.
 * Being a father is good - the photos tell the story, Család.hu, 7 June 2016.
 * From '56 to the new Canaan, Mandiner.történelem, 12 October 2016.
 * The man who looks at your body but sees your soul, She, 10 March 2017.
 * My first and last nude photo shoot - It wasn't taking my clothes off that was hard, She, 15 April 2017.
 * A good profile picture requires high heels, She, 27 May 2017.
 * Spájz - Interview with Norbert Bánhalmi, Karc FM
 * The Nine Turning Points of Womanhood - Norbert Bánhalmi: The World of Woman, Mindennap Könyv, 1 June 2018.
 * The photographer known first and foremost for his philosophy of 'healing' nude photography, Tripont Foto Video Magazin, 21 November 2018.
 * Artist behind the Business Part 1 - New York! Thank you for travelling with us, Záridő Fotós Magazin, 16 July 2021.
 * Artist Behind the Business Part 2 - Focus on the Female Soul, Záridő Fotós Magazin, 20 July 2021.
 * Artist Behind the Business Part 3 - The Ambassador, Záridő Fotós Magazin, 23 July 2021.

Articles

 * Fifty shades of woman - a series of photos of Hungarian women, Nők Lapja Café, 6 March 2015.
 * The refugee crisis solved by open arms, Unikornis, 23 October 2016.
 * Naked body. Cancer. Women., She, 23 April 2017.
 * Human destinies locked in a nude image, Femina, 25 April 2017.
 * When you only have one dance partner for the night, Milc Club, 11 September 2020.
 * The photographer's most difficult seconds, Milc Club 18 October 2020.
 * Reveal your artistic side, The Japan Times - Bridges, 24 Novmber 2021
 * RGB photography - A new trend?, Tripont problog, 7 December 2021