Published portrait reference
The 2026 Péter Magyar portrait is documented on Wikimedia Commons and linked to the EUFÓRIA archive record.
Headshots · Executive portraits · C-Level business photography · Vienna · Budapest
A portrait that still feels like you.
You may need one precise business headshot. Or you may need a complete series. Either way, I shape the portrait around you, the people who will see it and the place where it needs to work.
A good leadership portrait works on your behalf—on LinkedIn, in the press, in an annual report or before an international meeting. It should be recognisable. Credible. Yours.
How the work is built
BANHALMI
One person may need several portraits, each for a different room.
I work with leaders, founders and board members, but also with artists, authors, experts, teams and private clients. The purpose may be corporate, editorial, personal or artistic; the common point is that the portrait must remain recognisable, credible and useful.
Background, wardrobe, light, framing and direction are selected for the person, the intended audience and the final use. A formal headshot, a natural environmental portrait and a more expressive study require different visual decisions, but the same attention to identity.
Before the camera
The portrait starts with a conversation.
I do not begin by asking you to pose. We talk first. About your work, the room you are walking into and the people who need to recognise you there. That conversation takes the pressure off and gives the photograph a clear purpose.
Years ago, in an interview about beauty and confidence, I said that the most important moment is when someone recognises their own strength in the finished picture. I still believe that. An executive portrait should not invent a more impressive person. It should make the calm, capable person already there easier to see.
That is why there is no performance to learn. We work until the posture feels natural, the expression is yours and the image says enough without trying too hard. Read the interview behind this approach ↗
Process
From intention to a finished portrait
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Context
We clarify who the portrait is for, where it will be used, what it should communicate and which styles are appropriate.
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Visual direction
I guide posture, gaze, movement, wardrobe, light and background without forcing everyone into the same visual formula.
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Selection
We evaluate the images together. The chosen photographs are retouched with restraint, preserving texture, character and identity.
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Delivery
Files are prepared for corporate, editorial, personal, print, web, social and high-resolution uses.
Three core business services
From a precise headshot to a complete leadership image set
- Professional headshots — LinkedIn, company profiles, press kits and consistent team portrait days.
- Executive portrait photography — founders, board members, senior leaders, speakers and public-facing decision-makers.
- C-level business photography — leadership teams, board meetings, workplace narratives, annual reports, PR and employer branding.
- Personal branding and professional websites
- Editorial, author, speaker and artist portraits
- Environmental, lifestyle, studio and expressive portrait studies
Selected work
Selected portraits across styles
The selection moves from precise headshots to environmental, editorial and more expressive portraits. Open any photograph to see it at its natural proportion.
Open client reviews
Client reviews
Client reviews are available below for people who prefer to hear how the process felt from the other side of the camera.
BANHALMI · VERIFIED CONTEXT
Evidence behind the work
Trust should rest on verifiable work, professional standing and documented collaborations — not on promotional language.
Professional standing
Norbert Banhalmi e.U. is listed through WKO Wien and is a member of AmCham Austria.
Documented client history
Selected organisations and brands are listed on the partners page. The list records working history; it does not imply endorsement.
Project frameworkThe practical things worth agreeing before we start
What does the project fee cover?
Before I photograph anything, we put the scope in writing: preparation, the shoot, selection, retouching, the final fee and any real travel or production cost. Work on location in Vienna and Budapest is included; anywhere else is agreed beforehand.
What arrives, and when?
You should not have to guess what happens after the shoot. The written offer sets the preview, selection and final-delivery dates, together with the file formats you actually need.
What happens to private material and image rights?
One person on your side can collect approvals so feedback stays simple. Unreleased photographs stay confidential. Your usage follows the agreed licence, and I do not turn client work into a public reference without permission.
What if the date changes?
Once the offer is accepted and any agreed booking payment is made, the date is yours. If plans move, the accepted offer already tells us how rescheduling, cancellation and documented outside costs are handled.
One portrait system, different stakes
Executive authority — and the moments when one photograph has to represent you
Executive portrait and headshot work remains the core: C-level leadership, boards, press, PR and LinkedIn. The same disciplined process is also available for a CV or resume portrait, a considered dating profile, and an artist portfolio when the image must feel credible rather than generic. Sessions are available in Budapest and Vienna, with direction adapted to the person, audience and actual use of the photograph.
See the Peter Magyar portrait case study for an example of how a single portrait can carry public recognition, editorial pressure and a clear visual position.