International Photography Project Lithuania. 24 Hours
On May 1, 2004, Lithuania became a member of the European Union. This historic event inspired the international photography project Lithuania. 24 Hours, which brought together 63 photographers from Lithuania and abroad. In anticipation of this milestone, at the initiative of UAB “Integruotos komunikacijos” (INNA), several dozen renowned international photography masters arrived in Lithuania. Together with Lithuanian photographic artists and several filming crews, they spent a full 24 hours capturing moments of daily life across the country, minute by minute, on the eve of Lithuania’s accession. The result is an authentic time document that reflects the flow of everyday life. In addition to the photographs taken that day, over 20 hours of video footage were recorded. The photographs were published in an album of the same title, and a documentary film was also produced.
In collaboration with the copyright holders UAB “Alora”, the Lithuanian Photographers Association created a dedicated website for this event. This initiative ensures the dissemination of the authors’ work, protects their copyrights and creative legacy, and documents the historical moment of Lithuania’s accession to the European Union.
The group of authors, assembled in 2004, included such artists as Antoine D'Agata (France), Stanley Greene (USA), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (France), Maher Attar (France), Jane Evelyn Atwood (USA), Bruno Barbey (France), Jacky Chapman (UK), Luc Choquer (France), Jon Santa Cruz (UK), Casper Dalhof (Denmark), Alexis Duclos (France), Martin Fejér (Hungary), Françoise Huguier (France), Jess Hurd (UK), Michael Lange (Denmark), Frederik Naumann (Norway), Christoph Otto (Germany), Patrizia Pulga (Italy), David Rose (UK), Rolf Schulten (Germany), Sion Touhig (UK), and Mirjam Wirtz (Switzerland). Representing Lithuania were Algimantas Aleksandravičius, Martynas Ambrazas, Aurelija Čepulinskaitė, Gintaras Česonis, Ramūnas Danisevičius, Petras Katauskas, Ramūnas Krupauskas, Aleksandras Macijauskas, Petras Malūkas, Aleksandras Ostašenkovas, Romualdas Požerskis, Romualdas Rakauskas, Artūras Valiauga, Vytautas Stanionis, and Antanas Sutkus.
More: Lithuania24hours.eu
The project is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Copyright and Related Rights Protection Programme.
