Péter KORNISS (Kolozsvár, 1937 - ) documentary photographer. He worked as a photojournalist and as an art director at the Nők Lapja / Woman’s Magazine for decades. After that, he was a photo editor at the Színház / Theatre magazine. He has been working as a freelance photographer since 1999, besides, he teaches at the University of Theatre and Film. The main field of his work is related to the documental representation of the disappearing Transylvanian and Hungarian peasant lifestyle. Since 1966, he has been a member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers.

Béla Balázs Award, 1974

Meritorious Artist, 1983

Kossuth-Award, 1999

Pulitzer Memorial-Award, 2004

Prima Primissima, Prima-Award, 2004

My Country Award, 2005

Hungarian Heritage Award, 2010

Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Hungarian Photographers

Lifetime Achievement Award of the Czech Press Photo, 2014

Artist of the Nation Award, 2014

Continuation, Várfok Gallery, Budapest, 2012

Photographies, 1967- 1998, Muzeul de Arta, Cluj-Napoca, 2010, Skotia Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 2011

Pictures from Transylvania, Kultturien Museum, Helsinki, 2000, Galerie le Pont Neuf, Paris, 2001

Guest-worker, Hall of Art, Budapest, 1988, Canon Gallery, Amsterdam, 1989, Aspekt Gallery, Munich, 1990, Cabanas Museum, Guadalajara, 1999

Following the disappearing traditional peasant life and culture, Hall of Art, Budapest, 1974, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, (NJ), 1977, Muséé Niepce, France, 1980, Canon Gallery, Amsterdam 1983

Eyewitness – 20th Century Hungarian Photography, Royal Academy of Arts, London (UK), 2011

Dance Through the Times, Palazzo Reale, Milan, (I), 2000

Les Trésor du Musée Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saone, (F), 1992

National Museum of Photography, Bradford, UK, 1987

Hungarian Photography ’87, Hall of Art, Budapest, 1987

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

National Media Museum, Bradford, UK

Museum of Photography, UK

Musée Niepce, France

Déry Museum, Debrecen

Getty Museum, L.A., USA

Elindultam világ útján…/ Heaven’s Bridegroom ,Corvina Press, Budapest, 1975.

Múlt idő/ Passing Times, Corvina Press, Budapest, 1979.

Vörös Felhő földjén/ The Land of Red Cloud, Corvina Press,Budapest , 1982.

Ősi karavánutak földjén/ The Land of Ancient Caravan Roads, Képzőművészeti Press, Budapest, 1985.

A vendégmunkás/ The Guest Worker, Mezőgazdasági Press, Budapest, 1988.

Leltár, Erdélyi képek/ Inventory, Transylvanian pictures, Officina Nova – Kreatív Media Workshop, Budapest 1998.

Kötődés/ Attachment, Helikon Publishers, Budapest, 2008.

Egy sor cigány – huszonnégy mai magyar/ One „Row” Gypsy – twenty-four present-day Hungarian people, (with Pál Závada), Corvina Press, Budapest, 2011.

Kallós Zoltán világa/ The world of Zoltán Kallós (with Bálint Ablonczy), Helikon Publisher, 2016.