Yesterday in Kaunas, LIthuania the start of the Kaunas Photo Jubilee began starting this year’s season with a festive creative note. The tenth in the series, the event will feature hundreds of photos from as many photographers around the world.
Lithuanian Jonas Petronis' "Celebration"
The subjects covered obviously canvas the spectrum from students, childhood, ideas, places, old age, and many uplifting subjects and motifs. Ordinary people are the focus of an exhibition of exquisite photographs. Scheduled to run from April 11 to 14, the event is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the city of Kaunas, and a large number of local and national businesses including; the National Art Museum, Gallery of Art Park, Vytautas Magnus University, and many others.
Among the wonderful photos this year the one above from Lithuanian photographer Jonas Petronis, as you can see, an artistic treatment of B & W that tells on our comedic nature in real life situations. The image below from the exhibits of Hungarian photographer Szabolcs Barakonyi, reflects perfectly the symbiotic aspects of everyday people and life.
Szabolcs Barakonyi (H) "From zero to three." Lora second birthday. 2010
For those who do not know, Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania. For readers interested in visiting the jubilee or in learning more about the photographers and the event, we suggest following the links to the website. You may also want to contact the organizers directly at: festival@kaunasphoto.info
The official website gives detailed travel advice for reaching Kaunas from Vilnius and international ports of call. A little over and hour by train from Vilnius, the city also has many other fascinating attractions for your to enjoy during your visit. You can learn more about this historic city via the municipality’s official website in English here.