We would like to invite you to the opening of photography contest group exhibition DEBUT2018 on Thursday, July 12^th at 5.30 p.m. in “Prospekto” photography gallery (Gedimino pr. 43, Vilnius).

First time such young photographers exhibition was held in 1976. Virgilijus Šonta, Romualdas Požerskis, Vytautas Balčytis, Raimondas Paknys, Violeta Bubelytė, Algirdas Šeškus, Gintautas Trimakas, Vytautas Stanionis, Aleksandras Ostašenkovas, Alfonsas Budvytis, Alvydas Lukys and others started their carier as photographers there. In years 1975-1988 there were seven exhibitions organized. In 2010 the idea was renewed and from the last time the competition became international.

Artūras Jandovickis

This year we had 342 participants from 53 countries and there were 3768 works submitted. The members of selection jury were: Lina Albrikienė, Gintaras Česonis, Eglė Deltuvaitė, Alvydas Lukys, Aurelija Maknytė, Agnė Narušytė, Romualdas Požerskis, Vilma Samulionytė, Gytis Skudžinskas, Lina Zaveckytė.

After long discussions there were selected exhibition participants: Tobias Asser, Matylda Awdziejczyk, Claudia Corrent, Ewa Doroszenko, Albina Galeeva, Artūras Jendovickis, Sheng-Wen Lo, Ines Marinho, Emilija Petrauskienė, Gabrielė Vingraitė, Luana Rigolli.

Luana Rigolli

In the day of the exhibition opening there will be first three announced, who will have a chance to open exhibition next year (2019) in Vilnius photography gallery (Stiklių g. 4).

The media partner of the contest 15min.lt will announce its own winner, who will have extended interview published in a portal. Other participants will have their photos shown in their culture section.

Tobias Asser

Main photo: Ewa Doroszenko