This is my 4th day designing a street photography course in Budapest, my companion, for this trip a Fuji X-Pro 1 Its another searingly hot day with very little breeze, it’s in the mid 30s with a high humidity, quite unpleasant for this chap from England, nevertheless I want to explore  the Jewish Quarter. Budapest has the largest Jewish community in Central Europe so I head  there to check it out. My first port of call is the Great Synagogue, a magnificent looking building from the outside and  literature tells me that it is one of the largest synagogue in Europe. As a street photographer  I wouldn’t normally pay to enter a tourist attraction but this is more than that,  I wanted to find out about the history.  It costs 2800 Hufs to enter which is about £8 at the current exchange rate. I have to say it is worth it. It’s stunning inside, almost theatre-esk with its balconies and what look like private boxes that seem to go all around, it beautiful and ornate. You are also allowed to take photographs as long as you don’t use flash. On entering all ladies have to cover their shoulders and the men must wear a Kippah which are provided. Part of the entrance fee allows you to go to the Jewish museum which has important pieces of art from Hungary and Eastern Europe. Part of the museum has quite shocking images of the persecution of Jews suffered during the war……..

Source: streetphotographycourses.co.uk

Budapest Fuji X-Pro1 Keith Moss