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The Twins By Janos Stekovics

Hungarian farmers from the Puszta in the 1980s. Photographing with large size 13x 18 cm.

Editor’s note: Janos Stekovics is a Hungarian photographer and publisher based in Germany. This is a collection of portraits he took of twin farmers in the 1980s. The Lukács twins were 63 years old when the photographer visited their village to photograph them.

The twins János and István lived in the Hungarian Puszta region and had loads of duplicate things: two bicycles, two traditional shepherd cloaks, two horse-drawn carriages and the same clothes, which often lasted for twenty years or more. They both spent their entire lives on a homestead 5 kilometers away from the nearest motor way and almost unreachable. They didn’t smoke or drink and had some farm animals, a well and no electricity – nor did they need it.

The pictures were published in a book called “Die Junggesellen”.

More info: puszta.stekofoto.com

The Twins Lukács

The Twins By Janos Stekovics

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Janos Stekovics, publisher, born in 1959 in Hungary Sarvar, after high school and university chemistry or economics in Veszprém and Merseburg as insulators, then in Hungary in foreign trade and later worked as a journalist. From 1985 he was a photojournalist at the Hungarian news agency MTI in Szeged. In 1989 he left Hungary, lived in Passau, Munich, Halle (Saale) since 1994 and Saalekreis. Also his publisher is established. Since 1992, he has pu

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DianCuccinello 9 years ago

Photos are so good that I feel I know them personally.

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9 years ago

Excellent photography of the two old happy farmers. They look very conted with their life on the farm. May they continue on and have a long

5points

9 years ago

Excellent photography, my father was born and raised in Hungary

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snowcat 9 years ago

The photographer's website has more pictures of the twins, along with their parents.

4points

StephenHarris 9 years ago

Is it me, or does one have a slightly better fashion sense than the other?

4points

9 years ago

When you say slightly better, do you mean less bad?

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AnnaNiemywska 9 years ago

Excellent images of very hard life.

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AttilaZáborszky 9 years ago

They might think we are the ones with a hard live;-)

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DarrenHopper 9 years ago

excellent photos! bravo!

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KathyFranklin 9 years ago

Charming!

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PatriciaAlbrecht 9 years ago

Photography: recorded history that is timeless. It brings to life what is really important a way of life, relationships and simplicity.

1point

DiliniRathanayake 9 years ago

So realistic images.. I wish I could have a twin..

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KathyBaumgarten 9 years ago

One guy has a bigger bar of soap, but I don't think he uses it. The edges aren't rounded off...

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steko (Post author) 9 years ago

:-)

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JoseVerdiFlores 9 years ago

Humans without photoshop really show their "human" side and kindest side! Great brothers, great photographer!

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PajorKatalin 9 years ago

Gyönyörü.

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Cookiejar 9 years ago

I came here for the "twins" where are they? Jk! Now seriously, those are incredible photos, can't compare film vs digital, and that light!

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PatriciaAnneGouk 9 years ago

Fantastic subjects! Amazing photo's.

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NARESH 9 years ago

They both look like Tywin Lannister for gods sake.

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LionelleGrosdemanche-dien 9 years ago

Amazing people

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DenysFinney 9 years ago

Absolutely beautiful, excellent work

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Vicki Bonet 9 years ago

Very impressive images.

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VickiBonet 9 years ago

Fantastic images. Really impressive.

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KathieKirts 9 years ago

Fabulous photos Black and white is perfect

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Kriszty Hegedus 9 years ago

Amazing! I could feel the spirit of these photos. Beautiful.

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LauraVargas 9 years ago

Me encanto ... grandioso . . . !!

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Stubor 9 years ago

They could be my great uncles.

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ErikaFarkas 9 years ago

Love these photos! Great capturing of the old Hungarian ways!

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CandidaGiandomenico 9 years ago

Amazing... loved them

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Cindy Scott 9 years ago

Twins!!! a unique bond. Great article, even greater pics.. Thanks Bored Panda

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9 years ago

I loved this you can see there connection

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Ingrid van Iperen 9 years ago

L❤️VE them!!

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IngridvanIperen 9 years ago

L❤️VE them!

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DianCuccinello 9 years ago

Photos are so good that I feel I know them personally.

8points

9 years ago

Excellent photography of the two old happy farmers. They look very conted with their life on the farm. May they continue on and have a long

5points

9 years ago

Excellent photography, my father was born and raised in Hungary

4points

snowcat 9 years ago

The photographer's website has more pictures of the twins, along with their parents.

4points

StephenHarris 9 years ago

Is it me, or does one have a slightly better fashion sense than the other?

4points

9 years ago

When you say slightly better, do you mean less bad?

0points

Load More Replies...

AnnaNiemywska 9 years ago

Excellent images of very hard life.

4points

AttilaZáborszky 9 years ago

They might think we are the ones with a hard live;-)

6points

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DarrenHopper 9 years ago

excellent photos! bravo!

3points

KathyFranklin 9 years ago

Charming!

2points

PatriciaAlbrecht 9 years ago

Photography: recorded history that is timeless. It brings to life what is really important a way of life, relationships and simplicity.

1point

DiliniRathanayake 9 years ago

So realistic images.. I wish I could have a twin..

1point

KathyBaumgarten 9 years ago

One guy has a bigger bar of soap, but I don't think he uses it. The edges aren't rounded off...

0points

steko (Post author) 9 years ago

:-)

0points

JoseVerdiFlores 9 years ago

Humans without photoshop really show their "human" side and kindest side! Great brothers, great photographer!

0points

PajorKatalin 9 years ago

Gyönyörü.

0points

Cookiejar 9 years ago

I came here for the "twins" where are they? Jk! Now seriously, those are incredible photos, can't compare film vs digital, and that light!

0points

PatriciaAnneGouk 9 years ago

Fantastic subjects! Amazing photo's.

0points

NARESH 9 years ago

They both look like Tywin Lannister for gods sake.

0points

LionelleGrosdemanche-dien 9 years ago

Amazing people

0points

DenysFinney 9 years ago

Absolutely beautiful, excellent work

0points

Vicki Bonet 9 years ago

Very impressive images.

0points

VickiBonet 9 years ago

Fantastic images. Really impressive.

0points

KathieKirts 9 years ago

Fabulous photos Black and white is perfect

0points

Kriszty Hegedus 9 years ago

Amazing! I could feel the spirit of these photos. Beautiful.

0points

LauraVargas 9 years ago

Me encanto ... grandioso . . . !!

0points

Stubor 9 years ago

They could be my great uncles.

0points

ErikaFarkas 9 years ago

Love these photos! Great capturing of the old Hungarian ways!

0points

CandidaGiandomenico 9 years ago

Amazing... loved them

0points

Cindy Scott 9 years ago

Twins!!! a unique bond. Great article, even greater pics.. Thanks Bored Panda

0points

9 years ago

I loved this you can see there connection

0points

Ingrid van Iperen 9 years ago

L❤️VE them!!

0points

IngridvanIperen 9 years ago

L❤️VE them!

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