Bela Varadi
Studio90s is an independent platform founded by documentary photographer Béla Váradi. It is dedicated to long-term documentary storytelling and a discerning editorial approach.
Béla Váradi is a London-based documentary photographer exploring questions of identity, social justice, and representation, with a particular focus on Roma communities and other marginalized groups. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Balkan Insight, WOZ, and other global outlets. Váradi’s projects have received international attention, earning honors such as the 2025 FIDAS International Journalism Award and the Faces of Poverty Grand Prize (2011).
Alongside his photographic practice, Váradi has facilitated workshops at Queer Britain in London, delivered visual storytelling training for Roma journalists in Serbia, and recently led an international photography retreat in Morocco centered on editing, sequencing, and long-form storytelling.
Through Studio90s, Váradi aims to foster a space where photographers receive thoughtful, constructive, and honest feedback to help strengthen their projects and develop a distinct visual voice.
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Current opportunities
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Documentary Photography Portfolio Call: Editorial Review & Publication
Deadline: 02/08/2026City: London | Region: London | Country: United Kingdom | Bela Varadi
There comes a moment in every long-term documentary project when new eyes become essential. After months—or sometimes years—of photographing, editing and living with a body of work, it becomes increasingly difficult to see it with distance.
Previous projects
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Sorry, but I'm Not Sorry
Dates: 04/02/2024 — 06/12/2024 | Venue: Queer Britain / Kai Dikhas / International exhibitions | City: London / Berlin
A documentary portrait series exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ Roma and Traveller people across Europe. The work challenges stereotypes surrounding identity, belonging, and representation while creating space for often unseen personal narratives.
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All I Can Give You Is My Blood
Dates: 10/01/2024 — 17/01/2025 | Venue: The Guardian | City: Hungary
An investigative documentary project examining how extreme poverty drives members of Hungary's Roma communities to repeatedly sell blood plasma in order to survive. The work exposes the human consequences of systemic inequality through long-term visual reporting and was published as a major photo essay by The Guardian.
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Motherland Otherland
Dates: 18/05/2025 — 30/11/2025 | Venue: 24th International Exhibition – Triennale Milano | City: Milan, Italy
Invited to participate in the Roma & Sinti Pavilion of the 24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano (Inequalities). The exhibition, organised in collaboration with ERIAC and UNAR, brought together internationally recognised Roma contemporary artists exploring belonging, memory, identity, and the meaning of home. My contribution formed part of the international artistic programme presented throughout the exhibition.
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Paperless – Undocumented Roma Families in Wartime Ukraine
Dates: 10/01/2026 — 20/01/2026 | Venue: The Guardian / WOZ / OKO.press | City: Ukraine
A documentary project exploring the lives of undocumented Roma families in wartime Ukraine. The work examines how generations without legal identity remain excluded from humanitarian aid, education, healthcare, and military compensation. Published internationally by The Guardian, WOZ, and OKO.press, the project combines investigative reporting with intimate visual storytelling.