1960-1961 studied history at Vilnius University. 1961-1965 a political prisoner. in 1972 studied photography at the Folk Art Institute in Moscow. Since 1972 Member of the Union of Lithuanian Photographers. 1972-1992 worked as an artist photographer in the Lithuanian Photographic Artists Union. 1992-1996 Chairman of the Union of Lithuanian Photographers, since 1996. secretary of the board. Since 1999 Chairman of the Press, Radio and Television Support Fund Council, since 2001. Representative of international artistic photography in Lithuania, since 2001. Chairman of the Commission of Photography Experts of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, since 2002. Member of the expert commission of the Culture and Sports Support Fund of the Republic of Lithuania.