Bence Pál Budapest, 1913.06.29. - 1989. 10.10., Budapest

Photojournalist, amateur photographer, Fotó editor, one of the most influential organizers of Hungarian amateur photography. The Hungarian amateur photography movement has been determined by his personality and decisive taste for decades since the 1950s. He is a supporter of socialist realism. He is a teacher of many talents, a leader in their career.

After a commercial graduation, he was an amateur photographer with 17 pengo amateur boxing machines. He studied photography at Marian's Reismann studio.

1945: photo reporter for the Orient Image Service, then for the DolgozókViláglapja, then for the MagyarNap

1953: columnist of Néphadsereg

1954:for twenty-six years editor ofFotó

Participant in some individual and multi group exhibitions, but more importantly, was an inevitable actor, organizer and decisive personality of all amateur photo events, exhibitions, image judgments, creative workshops, performances for decades.

1956: founder member of the Hungarian Association of Photographers, member of the Board for a long time

1959:  awarded by AFIAP

1961: has earned recognition for the Socialist Culture

1968 and 1979:  gold degree of Work Order of Merit

1982: MUOSZ gold pen

1988: EFIAP title

Exhibitions:Building House of Culture Székesfehérvár 1988, Szolnok County Cultural Center 1988.

Books:Természetjárók felvételei, Műszaki Publisher Bp. 1957. Másolás, nagyítás, Műszaki Publisher Bp.1958. Téma és technika, Műszaki Publisher Bp. 1959, Fényképezés 27 dines filmre, Műszaki Publisher Bp.1979