It seems like a commonplace among those whose job is somewhat related to art that in terms of still photography, Hungary gave very talented photographers to the world between WWI and WWII. Photos by André Kertész, László Moholy-Nagy, Brassai Gyula (Halász) and Robert Capa (Endre Ernő Friedmann) would yield guaranteed success anywhere in the world.

Nevertheless, those who stayed and worked in photography in Hungary are hardly mentioned among significant artists after WWI to the change of social system in 1989.

The concept of the exhibition is to show significant photographers from every decade of the given period, despite the fact that they remained in their homeland but were able to work up to the international standard. Naturally, they are less known worldwide compared to those who left Hungary and became famous elsewhere. However, those who remained were not a bit less talented.

In the years after WWI up to the 1980s, there were no institutes or organizations in Hungary to deal with Hungarian photography on a proper level, either in or outside of Europe. Those few successful artists between WWI and WWII made their way through to success on an individual effort. However, this makes them even more important for Eastern-European and Hungarian art. For example, József Pécsi published a number of volumes in Germany before WWII. Rudolf Balogh and Zoltán Berekméri on the other hand remained confined by their homeland's border and their own selves. However, beginning in the 1970s, a few artists from Hungary were noticed internationally, eg. Péter Korniss or Tamás Féner.