Day by day

Photography exhibition at Stumptown (downtown Portland)

2012-01-05T15:34:00.001-08:00

Photography exhibition at Stumptown (downtown Portland) - 1, originally uploaded by kudaphoto.

Camera Obscura: Outside In(n) + Ocean Pinholes: Sunset
by Darius Kuzmickas

Exhibition at Stumptown Coffee Roasters, 128 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
January 1 - January 31, 2012

Exploring Photographic Alternatives - exhibition at the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum

2011-11-15T11:25:00.001-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 701, tears

Opening Reception: Friday, November 18, 6 - 8 pm.

Exhibition titled "Exploring Photographic Alternatives" (Darius Kuzmickas, Diane Bush & Holly Roberts) at the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum (the Barrick).

4505 S Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154

November 18, 2011 - January 7, 2012

ShotOfTheDay (5) on polanoid.net

2011-07-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole-ins 121, smoke signals

"pinhole-ins 121, smoke signals" - ShotOfTheDay (2011.07.22) on polanoid.net

ShotOfTheDay (4) on polanoid.net

2011-07-18T22:30:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole-ins 123, sea

"pinhole-ins 123, sea" - ShotOfTheDay (2011.07.19) on polanoid.net

° pinhole photography exhibition at the Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon

2011-06-07T21:29:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 152, ocean

Opening: Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Exhibition of Pinhole Photography at the Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon.

Eugene, OR 97403

June 7, 2011 - August 12, 2011

2011 Pacific Northwest Art Annual exhibition at the University of Oregon

2011-04-11T13:53:00.000-07:00

"Camera Obscura: Outside In(n) 55" will be on display at the 2011 Pacific Northwest Art Annual exhibition, organized by Cultural Forum at the University of Oregon.

April 18-May 20, 2011
Opening Reception on May 7, 2011
Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Published in Carpaccio Magazine Issue #23

2011-02-21T22:52:00.000-08:00

Carpaccio Magazine Issue #23 is out!

Published in Tag Magazine Issue 3

2011-02-18T22:17:00.000-08:00

... and more in: Tag Magazine Issue 3

ASMP Oregon Members' Group Show at the Pushdot Studio Gallery

2011-01-31T22:56:00.001-08:00

kudapola 128, I have forgotten your face..., originally uploaded by kudaphoto.

Opening reception: Friday, February 4th, 2011

For Love, Not Money: ASMP Oregon Members' Group Show at the Pushdot Studio Gallery. My photograph "kudapola 128, I have forgotten your face... " will be on display.

2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104 | Portland, OR 97202

February 4 - March 25, 2011

"Lo-fi"ography exhibition at the Gallery 360

2011-01-28T17:55:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 181-182-183, ocean

Opening reception: Friday, February 4th, 2011

The "Lo-fi"ography" exhibition at the Gallery 360 highlights the expanding vintage and alternative photographic movements and imagery.

111 West 9th Street | Vancouver, WA 98660

February 2-27, 2011

Self Image - 4th annual juried competition, Plates to Pixels Gallery

2011-01-10T12:57:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | Camera Obscura: Outside In(n), 15

"Self-portraits fascinate me. As a commercial portrait photographer and a fine art photography gallerist, looking at any type of fine art portrait puts me in a unique position to look through both sets of photography eyes. But self-portraiture takes both of my photography backgrounds and adds an element of awe, surprise and wonder, because I don’t think I could ever, ever make one.

Creating a self-portrait is as daunting to me as someone giving me a bolt of white lace and telling me to make a wedding dress. I know a gorgeous one when I see it, but conceptualizing my own version lies just out of reach..."

- Jennifer Schwartz, Juror

Online exhibition at the Plates to Pixels Gallery.

ShotOfTheDay (3) on polanoid.net

2011-01-08T13:17:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole-ins 103, microwaves receiver

"pinhole-ins 103, microwaves receiver" - ShotOfTheDay (2010.01.07) on polanoid.net

Exhibition of Pinhole Photography at the Brian Marki Fine Art Gallery

2010-11-25T00:50:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 514, sand fortress

Opening: Sunday, April 25th

Exhibition of Pinhole Photography at the Brian Marki Fine Art Gallery.

2236 NE Broadway | Portland, OR 97232

December 2, 2010 - January 29, 2011

LT PINHOLE Photography exhibition at the KievFotoCom 2010

2010-11-20T00:17:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 386, ghost

LT PINHOLE Photography exhibition at the 5th International Festival of Photography KievFotoCom 2010 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Photographers represented include Arūnas KULIKAUSKAS, Darius KUZMICKAS, Alfredas MARUŠKA, Giedrius PETRAUSKAS, Jurgita REMEIKYTĖ, Petras SAULĖNAS, Gytis SKUDŽINSKAS, Gintautas TRIMAKAS and Vytautas RAZMA.

The exhibition was organized by Kultūros Meniu / Culture Menu.

November 20-30, 2010
Kiev, Ukraine

OBSCURA 1.1 exhibition at the ART+FACT Gallery in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2010-10-30T22:18:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 212, ocean

OBSCURA 1.1 - Exhibition of Pinhole Photography at the ART+FACT Gallery, featuring 20 pinhole photographers from around the world.

October 16-29, 2010
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

After Glow in 944 magazine

2010-10-21T20:40:00.000-07:00

"Luxor" image from "After Glow" series was published in October, 2010 issue of 944 magazine. Image was captured with 4x5 film pinhole camera.

Interview with Darius Kuzmickas in September 2010 issue of le négatif Mag

2010-09-29T02:01:00.000-07:00

http://issuu.com/lenegatif/docs/lenegatifmagseptember03

Kaunas Photo 2010 - “Camera Obscura: Savanoriai” by Darius Kuzmickas

2010-09-08T00:58:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | Camera Obscura: Savanoriai 40, Kaunas District Municipality
co-production with Kaunas Photo festival, Lithuania, 2009

Opening September 8th, 2010...

Camera Obscura: Savanoriai - the new exhibition at the KAUNAS PHOTO 2010, 7th international festival of photographic art in Kaunas, Lithuania. Photographs created in collaboration with KAUNAS PHOTO festival in framework of a social documentary project Savanoriai, picturing Savanoriai street in Kaunas.

Art Space, K. Donelaicio 60, Kaunas, Lithuania.

kudapola 93, burning hot summer day

2010-07-08T16:35:00.001-07:00

kudapola 93, burning hot summer day, originally uploaded by kudaphoto.

The heat wave continues in Portland, today 100 degrees...

Concrete & Sparkle: Influences Of Las Vegas Signs And Architecture

2010-07-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Opening July 1, 2010...

Concrete & Sparkle: Influences of Las Vegas Signs and Architecture - the new group exhibition at the The Historic Fifth Street School, located at 401 S Fourth Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a collection of artistic interpretations of various signs and buildings in Las Vegas. The exhibition paints a wildly mixed view of the city already known for its unique landmarks.

Artists to be represented include Darius KUZMICKAS, Linda ALTERWITZ, Randa BISHOP, Catherine BORG, Diane BUSH, Ed DOMINGUEZ, Jerry MISKO, Atsuko PARKER and Merri STEVENS.

Darius Kuzmickas | camera obscura: after glow, 22

The PLASTIC FANTASTIC exhibition at the LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, OR

2010-06-07T23:01:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | Rocks

The 1st Annual PLASTIC FANTASTIC exhibition at the LightBox Photographic Gallery featuring toy camera photography of over 40 photographers from around the world. All photographic images in the show were made from the use of low tech plastic "toy" cameras. Fifty images were selected by juror Lauren Henkin as well as ten images selected by the gallery.

Darius Kuzmickas | House by the Tree

1045 Marine Drive | Astoria, OR 7103

Opening: Saturday, June 12th, 2010.

ShotOfTheDay (2) on polanoid.net

2010-04-22T21:04:00.001-07:00

April 22, 2010...

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole-ins 93, spring

"pinhole-ins 93, spring" - ShotOfTheDay on polanoid.net.

Exhibition of pinhole photography at the RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco

2010-04-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 212, ocean

2010 3rd Annual Juried Pinhole Show at the Rayko Photo Center

428 Third Street | San Francisco, CA 94107

Opening: Sunday, April 25th

ShotOfTheDay (1) on polanoid.net

2010-04-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

April 5, 2010...

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole-ins 69, ocean

"pinhole-ins 69, ocean" - ShotOfTheDay on polanoid.net.

LT PINHOLE Photography exhibition at the Antanas Mončys Museum, Palanga, Lithuania

2010-01-15T13:38:00.000-08:00

Darius Kuzmickas | pinhole 417

Opening January 16, 2010...

LT PINHOLE Photography - the new exhibition at the Antanas Mončys Museum in Palanga, Lithuania. It is the first major retrospective by Lithuanian born photographers featuring a selection of color and black and white photographs taken using the pinhole photography technique.

Photographers to be represented include Vaidotas AUKŠTAITIS, Žilvinas GLUŠINSKAS, Mindaugas JANUŠAITIS, Aistė JUCYTĖ, Oksana JUDAKOVA, Deividas JUODGUDIS, Juozas KALNIUS, Evelina KERPAITĖ, Arūnas KULIKAUSKAS, Darius KUZMICKAS, Alfredas MARUŠKA, Vladislav NOVICKI, Jurgis PAŠKEVIČIUS, Giedrius PETRAUSKAS, Vytautas RAZMA, Tomas RAZMUS, Jurgita REMEIKYTĖ, Ieva RUTĖ, Petras SAULĖNAS, Gytis SKUDŽINSKAS, Saulius SLAVINSKAS, Vadim ŠAMKOV, Darius ŠIMKUS, Gintautas TRIMAKAS, Romualdas VAIŠVILA, Arturas VALIAUGA and Adrijus VEGYS.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a 104-page, hard-cover, fully-illustrated book designed by Gytis Skudžinskas and published by Kultūros Meniu.

www.kudaphoto.com

Kaunas Photo 2009 RECYCLED - closing night

2009-11-21T18:15:00.000-08:00

Initial presentation of the new "Camera Obscura: Savanoriai" project during closing night of Kaunas Photo 2009 RECYCLED, November 21, 2009.

Camera Obscura: Savanoriai 40, Kaunas District Municipality

co-production with Kaunas Photo festival, Lithuania, 2009

Camera Obscura: Savanoriai 8, Centre Hotel, Room 601

co-production with Kaunas Photo festival, Lithuania, 2009

Camera Obscura: Savanoriai 23, Hermis Hotel

co-production with Kaunas Photo festival, Lithuania, 2009

www.kudaphoto.com

On the cover of Foto magazine

2009-11-05T21:08:00.000-08:00

Outside In(n) 04, Hotel Monaco, Portland

www.kudaphoto.com

Ore.lt

2009-10-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

Article... in Lithuanian online art & music magazine Ore.lt, which profiles and interviews musicians, artists & photographers.

www.kudaphoto.com

Jackpot

2009-10-09T16:06:00.000-07:00

"Jackpot" image from "After Glow" series was published in October issue of 944 magazine. Image was captured with 4x5 pinhole camera.

www.kudaphoto.com

Kaunas Photo 09 Recycled

2009-09-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

Outside In(n), 33

"Kaunas Photo 09 Recycled" - photography festival in Kaunas, Lithuania.

September 2-4, 2009

www.kudaphoto.com

SAM Gallery

2009-07-07T16:34:00.000-07:00

Select prints are now available at SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA.

AFTER GLOW at PhotoBistro Gallery

2009-06-07T16:37:00.000-07:00

"After Glow" series prints are now available through PhotoBistro Gallery, which is part of photo-eye.

After glow, 14

Wind Creek Casino & Hotel

2009-04-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

Wind Creek Casino & Hotel, Atmore, AL

www.kudaphoto.com

The 2008 AIGA Las Vegas Work Show Winner!

2008-08-04T19:34:00.000-07:00

The 2008 AIGA Las Vegas Work Show Winner - kudaphoto.com

Silver & Technical Excellence Awards - web sites category

Web development and programming - Real Color Media

Darius Kuzmickas - Camera Obscura: Modern Primitivism

2008-05-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

New exhibition at Vilnius Photography Gallery, Stikliu g. 4, Vilnius, Lithuania

2008.05.22 - 2008.06.15

"The apparatus is deceivingly simple: a carved out pinpoint, a thin rayof filtered light, a darkened room and a blank surface upon which an image is reborn in softfocus. The light brushes itself in faint, wispy strokes across the page, the way memory might capture a scene, blurring its edges a bit in translation. Pinhole photography (or the camera obscura) is a heavily intuitive process concerned more with creating a mood than delivering an image wrapped in the trappings of reality. Simple in theory, the process, predating modern photography, is quite tricky. What isn't left to luck is owed to plenty of practice, precision and experimentation, all of which are evident in photographer Darius Kuzmickas' ethereal collections.

Viewing Kuzmickas' work is akin to entering a strange, otherworldly universe, equal parts foreign and familiar. In a series taken at Utah's Great Salt Lake, precariously upright pillars emerge from what could be construed as either dry desert lakebeds or glacial, snowcovered tundra. The ambiguity sets the viewers' imagination free to impart its own story, invent its own memory. The swirls of darkened background clouds impart a feeling of impenetrable cold, which, combined with the barren mood evoked by the crumbly salt pillars, resembles something out of T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land". Chillingly apocalyptic, and yet, at the same time, each piece exudes the lingering warmth of recent discovery and fresh, new vision, allowing the mood to linger far longer than the specific details, settling deep within the mind's landscape as memory does; reflective and misty; abstract and obscured."

Excerpts from essay by Kelle Schillaci

Also, selections from "After Glow", a new series of pinhole photographs, that capture the eerie flip-side of daylight in the Neon Homeland. In these "lensless" pictures the glitz and glam of Las Vegas Strip give way to a dream-like reality suffused with the light and emotional timbre of a solar eclipse.

MARKERS - public art project for the City of Las Vegas

2008-05-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

Just completed public art project called MARKERS for City of Las Vegas Arts Commission. This installation was commissioned under the City's "Percent for the Arts" ordinance, which supports the integration of original, site specific artwork into City capital construction projects. I worked with the Department of Leisure Services, the architectural firm of Lucchesi Galati Architects, Inc. and the City of Las Vegas Department of Public Works to design and create art feature for the new Centennial Hills Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

MARKERS is a series of eight, 8-foot backlit glass columns featuring photographic imagery taken of surrounding desert landscape and the Las Vegas cityscape to convey the complexity and beauty found in Las Vegas area. A pinhole camera was used for half of the abstracted images, which were then transferred onto film an laminated between two layers of glass.

These unique art pieces were created specifically for the Centennial Hills Community Center, are located down the interior arcade that spans the length of the center's main building.

www.kudaphoto.com

PDN Photo Annual 2008 Winner!

2008-05-08T19:48:00.000-07:00

PDN's Photo Annual 2008 Winner - kudaphoto.com

Web development and programming - Real Color Media

Darius Kuzmickas - After Glow

2008-05-03T22:36:00.000-07:00

Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects

2040 India Street

San Diego, CA 92101

May 3rd - May 31st

Selections from After Glow, a new series of pinhole photographs by Lithuanian-born, photographer Darius Kuzmickas that capture the eerie flip-side of daylight in the Neon Homeland. In these "lensless" pictures the glitz and glam of The Strip give way to reveal a dream-like reality suffused with the light and emotional timbre of a solar eclipse.

Wallpaper* City Guide - LAS VEGAS

2008-02-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

Provided photography for the Las Vegas edition of the Wallpaper* City Guides. It was very interesting and dynamic assignment and I'm pleased with results.

Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider’s checklist of all you need to know about the world’s most intoxicating cities.

Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we’ve done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars and hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores and sites, and the most enticing architecture and design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city’s landscape and the satisfaction you’ve seen all that you should.

Available at all fine booksellers around the world.

2007-12-22T23:00:00.001-08:00

May you have warmth in your igloo,

oil in your lamp,

and peace in your heart!

(eskimo proverb)