Vitebsk residents will be able to see Latvia from a bird's-eye view

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, together with the Vitebsk Culture Center and its branch "Center of National Cultures," is organizing an exhibition with the intriguing title "Latvia from a Bird's-Eye View." Its presentation will take place on November 12 at the Vitebsk Concert Hall. The author of the works is photo artist Juris Kalnins, who has been engaged in aerial photography since 1995.

Vitebsk residents will be able to see Latvia from a bird's-eye view, BELTA was informed at the Vitebsk Culture Center. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, together with the Vitebsk Culture Center and its branch "Center of National Cultures," is organizing an exhibition with the intriguing title - "Latvia from a Bird's-Eye View." Its presentation will take place on November 12 at the Vitebsk Concert Hall. The author of the works is photo artist Juris Kalnins, who has been engaged in aerial photography since 1995. The exhibition includes 25 works. This is only a small fraction of the artist's aerial photographs created over ten years from perspectives revealed during flights by hot air balloon, helicopter, and airplane.

The exhibition focuses on the beauty of Latvian nature: the Baltic Sea, rivers, lakes, forests, meadows, and fields, captured by the photographer in all four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see Latvia's fateful river Daugava, the ancient Gauja River valley, the land of blue lakes Latgale, as well as one of Latvia's small towns Kuldiga with its ancient brick bridge over the Venta River and the widest waterfall in Europe. A separate part of the exhibition is dedicated to the capital of Latvia, Riga, and its famous landmarks. The exhibition, organized as part of the Latvia Days in Vitebsk, can be visited until November 16.