Photographer Zsófia Mohos has been awarded the Károly Hemző Prize for her work documenting the decline of rural life in Hungary. Her photographs capture the stark reality of villages facing depopulation, depicting scenes like cows returning home alone as entire communities disappear. The award recognizes her ability to portray a vanishing peasant world, symbolized by imagery such as lace on television sets and abandoned personal items. Mohos’s work highlights the social and cultural impact of rural exodus. The Hemző Károly Prize is a prestigious award recognizing excellence in Hungarian documentary photography. Her project serves as a poignant record of a changing Hungary and the loss of traditional ways of life. The photographs offer a visual testament to communities on the brink of extinction.