About
Bence Máté is a Hungarian wildlife photographer. He pioneered the one-way glass photography technique now popular among hide-based nature photographers around the world. In 2010, his image 'Marvel of Ants' won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year grand title, making him the only contestant to date to win the grand title prizes in both the young and adult categories of the competition. According to the non-profit Bridge Budapest association, Bence is the ninth most well-known Hungarian (living in Hungary), in the world. == Early years == Bence Máté was born in Szeged on 26 February 1985. His father, Gábor Máté is a maths and technology teacher; his mother, Ildikó Máté is a schoolteacher. He has a younger brother, Soma Máté. When Bence was two, the family moved to the edge of the village of Pusztaszer, and built a house by the wetlands. Bence’s bedroom window looked out onto reedbeds; it was here that he took his first bird photos. == Education == Bence Máté went to the primary school in Pusztaszer, where both his parents were teachers, but never felt as though he belonged in the classroom. SOURCESWikipedia