In 2020, the 17th edition of KAUNAS PHOTO festival was planned to celebrate the periphery, the province, the outback, l’arrière-pays. The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight against it imposed new rules and conceptions, and KAUNAS PHOTO festival invited photographers to present works to KAUNAS PHOTO STAR 2020 competition on the topic “Peripheral Visions”, aiming to […]
On Friday, September 6, 2019, “KAUNAS PHOTO STAR 2019 Finalists” exhibition parts were opened, one after another, across five venues in Kaunas old town. The authors who attended the opening talked about the ideas and creative processes of their exhibited works. Following the votes of an international Jury panel, 8 Finalists have been selected from […]
On September 6, 2019, during the inauguration days of the 16th KAUNAS PHOTO festival, five parts of the exhibition “KAUNAS PHOTO STAR 2019 Finalists” were opened one after another in Kaunas old town. The exhibition openings were attended by the authors who presented their exhibited works and talked about their ideas and creative processes. At […]
5 pm – Kaunas city museum, Lithuanian folk music history department (L. Zamenhofo str. 12); 5:30 pm – Kaunas Photography Gallery (Vilniaus str. 2); 6 pm – “Meno Parkas” Gallery” (Rotušės sq. 27); 6:30 pm – Kaunas city council Vincas Kudirka public library, department of youth music and art (A. Mapu st. 18).
Since 2010 KAUNAS PHOTO festival KAUNAS PHOTO STAR, an open competition aimed at distinguishing tomorrow’s photography stars. KAUNAS PHOTO Open Call was a huge success bringing almost 300 proposals of photographers from 43 countries of the world. Based on votes of 10 international experts, 12 Finalists were identified. The committee of KAUNAS PHOTO festival and […]
Finalists of KAUNAS PHOT STAR 2018: Alena Grom (Ukraine) “Medium of Instruction” Davide Monteleone (Italy) “A New Silk Road” Federico Estol (Uruguay) “Shine Heroes“ Gloria Oyarzabal (Spain) “WOMAN GO NO’GREE“ Gregoire Cachemaille (Switzerland/Germany) “Subsidences“ Hannes Jung (Germany) “How Is Life?“ Hester den Boer (Netherlands) “The Gulag Heritage“ Kirill Golovchenko (Ukraine/Germany) “Bitter Honeydew“ Laurent Muschel (France) […]