László Fejes – (photographer) – Inspirational Artist

     1964; 1974; 1981; 1982: Hungarian Jazz History 8 – György Szabados. Famous  “Wedding” picture finally used for the Front Cover of the 2001 CD release.

Excerpt from the LINER NOTES of CD:

The music of our CD is based on the LP record titeled “The Wedding” witch was published in the 1970s. The title was inspired by the photo of Laszlo Fejes having the title The Wedding which – first in Hungary – won one of the first prizes of the World Press Photo in Hague in 1961. Owing to political reasons, the photographer suffered a slight for this picture in Hungary. Therefore, though the Szabados record made in 1974 could have this title, the photo was not allowed to appear on its cover, however Fejes exhibited his picture in the Art Gallery of Budapest in 1972. The inspiring photo on the cover of our CD represents a posthumous salute for the world famous Hungarian photographer. Finally, let us quote the words of George Szabados from 1988 remembering his visit at the Art Gallery exhibition where he saw the photo: “d’ it was shocking to see it, browse on it, leave it and still see it. And to see it again and again and be happy. Then never had even the copy of it in hand any more, because inspiration has occurred: the vessel of soul was filled with unearthly power not destined for its own purpose. To make itself beautiful. The music sounded inside (of me)”

Other photographs:

  Szabados György (fotó: László Fejes)

 Szabados György: A hitelesség tökéletes csendje [In: Fotó, 1988/7.  (július 1.), 292.-293.old.]
  Fejes László – a Jazz Forum fotópályázatának győztese [In: Fotó, 1988/7.  (július 1.), 296.-303.old.]
  FEJES LÁSZLÓ KIÁLLÍTÁSA [In: Film Színház Muzsika, 1984/09/15, 21.old.]
  A Fotóművész arcképe [In: Film Színház Muzsika, 1984/09/22, 18.old.]
  Szigeti Péter: László Fejes 1936 – 1985 [In: Jazz Studium no. 8, 1985/1, page 19-22]
 80 ÉVE SZÜLETETT FEJES LÁSZLÓ, A MAGYAR JAZZFOTOGRÁFIA LEGNAGYOBB MESTERE [In: JazzMa, 2015/11/23]