My name is Sánta István Csaba, I am a free-lancer press photographer, member of the Society of Hungarian Press Photographers.

I was born on Sepsiszentgyörgy, in 1978. I graduated the photographer section of the Prater-street school of Budapest in 2002.

In 2002 I met Henri Cartier-Bresson and Koudelka, and these persons had a telling effect over my commitment in photography.

In 2004 I was admitted by the Society of Hungarian Press Photographers, and since, I am a free-lance press photographer.

With the photography, another chapter of my life started: the travelling. I visited most of Europe by hitchhiking, I managed to visit Africa crossing Gibraltar also by hitchhike. During my far-east travel, I visited Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, as well. My aim is to get acquainted with as much culture as I can, and to immortalize these cultures with the help of the photography. I focus my camera mostly on those groups of the society, who are in big necessity. My photos are about people for people, about those living in necessity for those, who live in welfare. I pay special attention for the gypsies’ world, their form of living, their habits. I regularly go back to Transylvania, where I keep contact with gypsies on many sites, I have several photo journals about them and their form of living.

Besides portraying the society, being a jazz-fan, making concert-photos became my another main field of activity. I managed to take photos of many world-known jazz musicians on domestic and foreign concerts as well.

Since 2008 I am a member of the Hungarian Jazz Federation. My works were published in several publications, and appeared on many grouped- and individual exhibitions.