The NIDA International Photography Symposium, taking place on September 9-15 on Lithuania’s pine-and-dune coastline, is one of the biggest and most important photography-related events in the Baltics.
This year’s participants include the artists Mathieu Asselin, Paulina Eglė Pukytė, Justinas Vilutis, Emilija Škarnulytė, Agnė Kučinskaitė, etc. The theoretical part will consist of lectures by Elina Kempele, Adam Mazur, Agnė Narušytė and Valentinas Klimašauskas, among others. The symposium programme allows participants to enjoy both lectures and panel discussions, join in workshops, attend screenings and a photobook market – and have enough time to swim in the sea, explore the biggest sand dunes in Europe and go wildlife spotting.
Previous editions have invited lecturers and participants from around the world including Elina Brotherus, Sharon Yaari, Joachim Schmid, Martin Parr, Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti, Clare Laude, Liz Wells, Calin Kruse, Alnis Stakle and many more.
Happening since 1973, the symposium has become a well-known event in the region and internationally. Famous for combining high-standard lectures, artists’ talks, workshops and exhibitions with a relaxed atmosphere in a unique setting by the Baltic Sea, it aims to open up new international connections while maintaining the charm of a resort town and former fishing village.
The NIDA International Photography Symposium 2019 is organised by the Lithuanian Photographers Association, which unites more than 300 members and runs four photography galleries – two in Vilnius and one each in Kaunas and Klaipėda.
Nida is a unique resort town in the Curonian Spit National Park, surrounded by the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. Busy with tourists during the summer, it returns to its usual calm in September. Nida and the surrounding pine forests and sand dunes are home to white-tailed eagles, foxes, hares, moose and wild boar. Cycling, Nordic walking, sailing and fishing are among the attractions, not to mention the local fish smokeries.
The closest airports are Palanga (86 km, 1.5 hours), Kaunas (270 km, 3 hours), Vilnius (357 km, 4.5 hours) and Riga (Latvia, 357 km, 5 hours).
For more information on the upcoming NIDA International Photography Symposium, visit https://www.photography.lt/en/symposium/nida-2019_2236/program_2237.html and check out the videos from previous editions here: https://vimeo.com/user66170117
