The Lithuanian Photographers Association announces an open call for submissions to the photography exhibition ReStart. Young photographers who are beginning their careers, changing their working strategies, or rethinking their creative methods are invited to submit their work to the competition.

Held every two years, the ReStart competition offers an excellent opportunity to present work in an international exhibition at Prospektas Gallery, to be published in the exhibition catalogue, and to be featured on the Association’s website Photography.lt as well as on social media channels. Three authors will also be given the opportunity to present a solo exhibition in the following year.

Submissions for the competition organised by the Lithuanian Photographers’ Associationcan be made until 13 April 2026 via the platform Picter.

More information about the conditions can be found HERE.

The submissions will be evaluated by a jury:

• Aurelija Maknytė – artist, educator, collector

• Arturas Valiauga – photographer, lecturer at Vilnius College of Design and Technology

• Gytis Skudžinskas – book designer, artist, exhibition curator at the Lithuanian Photographers’ Association

• Vilma Samulionytė – chair of the Lithuanian Photographers’ Association, photographer

From the submitted applications, the jury will select 10 finalists by 26 April 2026. Their works will be presented in the exhibition at Prospektas Gallery, opening on 29 July 2026. From these ten participants, three finalists will be chosen to present their work in a solo exhibition at Vilnius Photography Gallery in the following year. During the exhibition, a catalogue featuring the works of all finalists will be presented.

The competition is organised in cooperation with Picter, a leading platform for photography competitions and submissions.

The activities of the Lithuanian Photographers Association are funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, the Media Support Fund, and Vilnius City Municipality.