Articles about our work
Not long after Robert's river maps were first discovered by the good people of the internet, journalists started to flood in as well. One of the first articles was published by the Mail Online, featuring only the river map of the contiguous USA, still referring to Robert by his Imgur username. A few months later they asked him for an interview which resulted in a longer and a more thorough article. IFLScience has also found him more than once, two years apart. Robert being a geography nerd himself, it was never a surprise for him that geeky science blogs and papers started to write about these maps. Amongst others they appeared on the pages of Gizmodo, twice on GearJunkie and even BigThink. Digg, Yahoo and BoingBoing liked his work.
It is a really good feeling being recognized by the art you make. Reading about your own work on the pages of The Washington Post, CNN or the Atlas Obscura is something that we have never dreamed of. He was even interviewed by The Smithsonian! In 2019 BBC Sounds recorded an interview where he talks about map making and the story of Grasshopper Geography. Listen from 36:30.
Below there is a selection of the articles we have gathered throughout the years.
Articles in English
Atlas Obscura
These Vibrant Maps Reveal the World's Hidden Geographies: One man's journey from GIS specialist to artist by Sarah Laskow
Smithsonian Magazine
These Beautiful Maps Capture the Rivers That Pulse Through Our World by Anna White
The Washington Post
Three incredible visualizations of water in the United States by Angela Fritz
The Weather Channel
Beautiful Map Shows River Basins of the U.S. in Striking Detail by Sean Breslin
Mail Online
A dry and barren land: Geographer's forest map shows how little of Australia's bushland is left - and how much of the nation is desert by Brett Lackey
World Economic Forum
These maps show the world's rivers in stunning detail by Frank Jacobs
Big Think
The world's watersheds, mapped in gorgeous detail: Hungarian cartographer travels the world while mapping its treasures by Frank Jacobs
IFL Science
These Colorful Maps Show That River Basins Are Surprisingly Interesting by Tom Hale
Mail Online
The incredible 'vein maps' of the world that reveal rivers as you've never seen them before by Cheyenne MacDonald
IFL Science
Here's What The Creator Of Those Incredible River Basin Maps Had To Say About His Work by Madison Dapcevich
Popular Science
Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it's too late by Kaitlin Sullivan
Esquire Philippines
A Hungarian Cartographer Created These Maps of the Philippines' Mighty River Basins by Mario Alvaro Limos
Open Culture
All the Rivers & Streams in the U.S. Shown in Rainbow Colors: A Data Visualization to Behold
Sarasota Magazine
Artist and Cartographer Robert Szucs Will Speak at This Year's PINC Experience by Shelby Schwartz
The Inertia
These Maps Show the World's Forests Like You've Never Seen Them by Ryan Hughes
GeoAwesomeness
These amazing river maps show a hidden beauty of nature by Aleks Buczkowski
GeoAwesomeness
Check out this awesome global population density heatmap by Aleks Buczkowski
ZME Science
Stunningly beautiful maps from Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs by Andrei Mihai
Cascadia Department of Bioregion
New Watershed Map Reveals the Pacific Northwest of North America in Vivid Color
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Very cool 3D maps show river basins n U.S., Europe by Jake Ellison
SMUGMUG
Art Meets Science With a New Way to See the World’s Wonders by Emily Truesdell
Articles in French
Planet Terre Inconnue
Fleuves et rivières: un hongrois cartographie les veines de la Terre
Sciences et Avenir
EN IMAGES. Ces superbes cartes des fleuves et forêts dans le monde by Coralie Lemke
SciencePost
Un géographe réalise de magnifiques cartes représentant les veines de la Terre by Yohan Demeure
Pour la Science
Savez-vous où se jette le Rognon?: Les cartes de Robert Szucs révèlent tous les bassins versants du monde, et en couleurs by Loïc Mangin
Articles in Spanish
Condé Nast Traveler
Estos mapas exponen, de un vistazo, los bosques que quedan en el mundo by Marta Sader
ArchDaily
Mapas de todos los ríos y cuencas hidrográficas del mundo, resaltadas con colores by Romullo Baratto
ArchDaily
Constelaciones luminosas: mapas muestran la distribución de la población en la Tierra by Romullo Baratto
Alianza Nacional - Ríos y Cuencas de Costa Rica
Mapas de todos los ríos y cuencas hidrográficas del mundo by Romullo Baratto
Articles in German
Articles in Portuguese
Público
O mapa que dá cor aos rios e bacias hidrográficas de Portugal by Claudia Carvalho Silva
ArchDaily
Mapas apresentam rios e bacias hidrográficas do mundo todo em cores vibrantes by Romullo Baratto
Articles in Chinese
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