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Monika Merva

The City of Children
About Monika Merva

Monika Merva received her B.A in Philosophy from Northeastern University and her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design in 1998. Merva has been short-listed three times for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Award. She has been exhibited in the U.S and internationally. Her photographs are in public and private collections.

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  • The City of Children
    Monika Merva
    In a great portrait, the subject holds a familiar presence as if we’ve known them for years—yet, at the same moment, we feel as if we are seeing this person for the very first time. Dig a little deeper with these portraits of Hungarian children and find these moments of connection.
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