Póth Attila
An alternative curriculum for a photographer
www.pothattila.com
I have two lives
1. In my first life / day job, I am a software engineer. 
I have been working in the IT industry for 15 years now. 
I worked mostly in international remote teams of startups and corporate: ad agencies, e-commerce, travel industry, bank projects, game development
I was a lead dev of a team in 2016 and owning unofficial key/leadership roles ever since; technical interviewing 10 years
I am location independent since 2016, before home office became cool (now it is not). I lived and worked from Barcelona in 2017-2018 twice half years. 
In 2021-2022 I worked only 4 days a week in IT and spent the rest of my time on photography projects.
In 2024 I worked only 3.5 days a week in IT as a prompt engineer on a project training the biggest AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini). My work went directly into the training of GPT4.0, while the other 3.5 days of my week I was doing photoshoots. 
What I've learnt from the IT life: dream work is teamwork: a single ant cannot build an anthill, but together they can move mountains.
2. The rest, I am trying to live for my passion: photography
I started shooting flowers and bugs 20 years ago. I photograph seriously since 2016. 
I got my licence at Soter-Line (OKJ) at 2020. My studio / portrait teacher was Szipál Péter ♡
I work mainly with vintage lenses, have a collector issue (~70 pieces). I shoot analog film since 2022, I don't develop but I scan them. I have a dedicated site for analog film: analogsztorik.hu 
I also do travel / documentary series: pothattila.hu
I tried to have only one life: in 2023, I spent a year going full time as a freelance professional photographer.
It didn't work out well.
Finding the balance between these two worlds is the real challenge for any photographer since Talbot and Daguerre. 
Assessing why something fails is always a transformative challenge that builds character.
What I did as a photographer
Fashion shows
Shooting fashion shows since 2019 Marie Claire Fashion Days
Shot 15 fashion shows (BCEFW 2023, MOME, etc)
Hnoured to be the official photographer of the catwalk at the Forrai Fractal fashion show & lookbook photoshoot in 2024 June (after also shooting their previous fashion shows in 2022-23)
Model works
Testshoots & projects with model agencies, freelancers, creatives
Conceptual styled photoshoots: organising teams, shooting on location, moodboards etc
Speciality: outdoor editorials, organising teams
Campaigns, lookbook, magazine submissions for young designers
Fashion designers
& art markets
Collaborated with upcoming fashion designers from MOME, Metu, Forrai, Modart
VIKTORIAVARGA 2020 July collection
2023 Budapest Art Market, Romani fashion show
Werk & backstage
Invited to photoshoots as a werk photographer
Worked with actors, dancers, theatre shoots
Fashion show backstage
See more: www.pothattila.com
pothattila@gmail.com
+36 30 931 3580
pothattila.hu
analogsztorik.hu