FK Prize 2017 finalists announced
Ten young Latvian photographers will compete for the FK Prize 2017.
FK asks – How do you choose the photographers you work with?
Answers by the directors of photo festivals and institutions in Ukraine, Poland, Finland, Latvia and elsewhere.
FK Artist – Andrei Liankevich
Belarusian photographer addresses historical and geopolitical issues in his works.
10 minutes with Liza Premiyak
Associate Editor at The Calvert Journal is one of the jury members of the FK Prize 2017.
FK asks – What qualities make good photography?
The directors of various photography festivals, museums and institutions reveal their take on photography.
FK asks – What’s the greatest challenge of your job?
We are starting a series of questions to the directors of various photography festivals, museums and institutions.
FK Artist – Kristīne Madjare
Latvian photographer who focuses on introvert communities and complicated life stories in her works.
FK Artist – Alnis Stakle
Latvian photographer creates night-time landscape photographs in Latvia and China.
FK asks – What’s the hardest thing being a photographer?
FK continues the question series to Latvian and East European photographers.
FK Artist – Gintautas Trimakas
Lithuanian photographer is a passionate practitioner of alternative photographic processes and a teacher at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.
The Best East European Photobook in 2016
Picked by Peter Puklus, JH Engstrom, Iveta Vaivode, Jana Romanova and many others.
The Best East European Exhibition in 2016
Picked by Rafal Milach, Peter Puklus, Jana Romanova, Salvatore Vitale and others.