Zsófia Pályi – Balaton, the Hungarian Sea | LensCulture

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Balaton, the Hungarian Sea – Photographs and text by Zsófia Pályi | LensCulture

Emerald waters and sapphire skies—a former oasis of the Eastern Bloc, Lake Balaton forms the setting for this series of vibrantly colorful portraits

via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/zsofia-palyi-balaton-the-hungarian-sea

During the 1960s and 70s, Lake Balaton, the biggest lake in Central Europe, was a major tourist destination for working-class Hungarians and people from the Eastern Bloc. It also served as a meeting point for Eastern and Western Germans, who were separated by the Berlin Wall until 1989, but could still travel and meet here.

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