2020 Photo Contest, Portraits, 3rd Prize

Between Two Shores

Photographer

Tadas Kazakevičius

29 August, 2018

In this landscape, a signpost on the path to the Vecekrugo dune, on the Curonian Spit, Lithuania, can come to be seen as a symbol of faith.

The Curonian Spit is a 98-kilometer-long curved, sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Its southern portion lies in Kaliningrad Oblast; the northern part is in Lithuania. The dunes are among the highest in Europe, and the Spit has attracted artists for centuries. At times it is no more than 400 meters wide, at most 3,800 meters. Even at its heart, you are never far from one or the other shore. The photographer wants to convey that space is supposed to be heard, smelled, absorbed, and felt with all possible senses because the eyes do not show enough. The subjects of the portraits chose their own locations, and closed their eyes to emphasize their connection to the landscape.

About the photographer

Tadas Kazakevičius

Tadas Kazakevičius is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Vilnius, Lithuania.  After spending five years in the United Kingdom, Kazakevičius returned to his ...

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/125
Focal length
110mm
F-Stop
5.6
ISO
Kodak Portra 400 and 163
Camera
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II

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