Budapest is our home. We have our favourite places: a bench on Margaret Island, the street we cycle every day, or the corner where we use to meet before going out. But how those people see the city, who has their home on its streets? Well, now we have a chance to get the answer.

A photo says more than a thousand words: it shows the creator's feelings, mood and vision. This is why My Budapest Photo Project exhibition is so unique: Budapest Bike Maffia gave 100 disposable cameras to homeless people to photograph the city through their own perspective. They let them show their everyday life, talent and also help them to find their way back to society.

This initiative wants to raise awareness on social problems after the successful first two years, and Budapest Bike Maffia chose to draw attention to the problem of homeless people with art. The challenge was simple: with the help of volunteers they bought 100 pieces Quicksnap disposable cameras with the help of FUJIFILM Magyarország Kft, and they ask homeless persons to take photos in Budapest, to show how they see the capital of Hungary. The participants took photos of Budapest for one week. After that, a professional jury chose the best 50 (it happened to be 51 this year) from the photos. These photos are now exhibited in a very special place: the exhibition got a truly authentic environment this year, one of Budapest's most popular venues, Madách Square.

Visitors can vote for their favourite ones, and the best of them, the top 12+1 favourite photos will be published in the MyBudapest 2019 Calendar accompanied with the creator’s stories. The winner creators get gratuity and it’s also a key point that the homeless creators get the total profit of the calendar. It’s important, because although the organization helps homeless people in many ways, including food distribution, but they can provide direct financial support only with this project. The long-term purpose of the initiative is to integrate marginalized people and help their social reintegration.

Until you can visit the exhibition in person, check out some of the best pictures here.