The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

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In the 60s of the last century, thanks to young photographers from Lithuania, an unusual and innovative style burst into Soviet photography, which opened a new breath in photography, forever changing the course of its history.

We present to you the most interesting and vivid works of representatives of the Soviet Lithuanian school.

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Antanas Sutkus

In his pictures, random strangers seem to turn into confidential interlocutors of the viewer…

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

"Marathon on the street", 1959

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Antanas Sutkus, 1971

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

"On the Baltic Sea", 1970.

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Vitas Lutskus

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Vitas Lutskus, 1960s

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Vaclovas Straukas, from the series "Last Call"

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Vaclovas Straukas, from the series "Last Call"

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

"The main lyricist of the Lithuanian photography school, the unsurpassed singer of "graces", - so the writer Lev Anninsky called Romualdas Rakauskas.

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Romualdas Rakauskas, 1960s

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Romualdas Rakauskas. From the series "Everyday Life of Vilnius" (1960-1965)

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Rimantas Dikhavicius went down in the history of Soviet photography as a "born romantic". It was the romantic touch that helped him become the first photographer who somehow miraculously released in In the Soviet Union, a publication celebrating female beauty. His photo album was called "Flowers among Flowers" and was presented at the international book Fair in Moscow in 1987. The album was a truly colossal success.

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Rimantas Dihavicius, "The Sun"

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Alexandras Maciauskas

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Alexandras Matsiauskas. From the series "Collective farm market". 1969-1970.

The best works of Soviet Lithuanian photographers

Alexandras Matsiauskas. "Summer", 1982. Photo: Lumiere Brothers Photography Center

Keywords: Lithuania | USSR | Photographer

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