Eva Szombat (*1987 in Kaposvar, Hungary) lives and works in Budapest, Hungary. She got her MA in photography from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), and studied visual communication at ESAG Penninghen in Paris. Her works examine the phenomenon of happiness and mental well-being, and how they can manifest in people. She previously released two books on the subject: Happiness, and Practitioners. Her works were displayed in numerous festivals and exhibitions such as Unseen Amsterdam, 212 Photography Istanbul, Belfast Photo Festival, White Box New York, Jerusalem Biennale, Imago Lisboa, Foto Wien, Krinzinger Schottenfeld, Galleri Image Aarhus, Fotografica Bogota, National Museum Warsaw, Münchner Künstlerhaus, Robert Capa Center. She was selected for the FUTURES Photography talent programme in 2018. The series I Want Orgasms, Not Roses won the Robert Capa Grand Prize in 2021, later published by Kehrer Verlag in collaboration with Everybody Needs Art in 2022. In 2023 the book was a joint winner at Belfast Photo Festival PhotoBook Award. She is currently attending doctoral school and teaching photography at MOME.
