Éva Keleti
Éva Keleti (18 August 1931 – 6 February 2026) was a Hungarian photographer. • Illustration — Keleti in 2012
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Éva Keleti

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- Born
- 1931 · Budapest.
- Died
- 2026
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- photographer
- Education
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Honours
- Béla Balázs Award · Kossuth Prize · Meritorius Artist of Hungary · Great Artist of Hungary Award · Radnóti Miklós Anti-racist Prize · Zsolt-Harsányi Prize
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Éva Keleti (18 August 1931 – 6 February 2026) was a Hungarian photographer. • Illustration — Keleti in 2012
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Keleti was born in Budapest on 18 August 1931. Her father, Aladár Keleti, was a bank clerk and her mother, Veronika Kabos, was a housewife. Throughout her career, she worked as a photo journalist, and photographer for a number of organizations, including Ferenczy Europress and MTI. Keleti died on 6 February 2026, at the age of 94.
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1931
Éva Keleti born at Budapest.
2026
Éva Keleti died.
Awards
In 2021, Keleti was awarded by the district of Terézváros. In 2022, she was named an Honorary Citizen of Terézváros. In 2023, she was awarded the Joseph Pulitzer Memorial Prize. In 2023, she was named an Honorary Citizen of Budapest.

Keleti Éva magyar fotográfus.
FOTO:Fortepan — ID 89572: Adományozó/Donor: Urbán Tamás. · FOTO:FORTEPAN / Urbán Tamás · http: view=query lang=hu q=Urb%C3%A1n+Tam%C3%A1s x=13 y=3

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Recognition and collections. Éva Keleti received Béla Balázs Award, Kossuth Prize, Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Great Artist of Hungary Award, Radnóti Miklós Anti-racist Prize and Harsányi Zsolt Prize.
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