{"id":348,"date":"2012-04-06T12:48:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photonet.hu\/online\/eng\/hajdudandras\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:57:00","slug":"andras-hajdud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photonet.hu\/online\/eng\/photography\/photojournalism\/andras-hajdud\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e1s Hajd\u00fa D.: Capturing the Human Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Andr\u00e1s Hajd\u00fa D. was born in Budapest in 1981. A graduate in English Literature (2012), he focused his academic thesis on the history and impact of American war photography. This literary and analytical background provides a unique depth to his visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He earned his professional photography degree in 2004 with honors from the N\u00e9pszabads\u00e1g Education Center (NOK). 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