Born 12 May 1934 in Šilutė. Member of the Lithuanian Photographers' Union since 1970, Honorary Member (1997), granted the status of artist in 2005. Member of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists since 1961, member of the European Association for the History of Photography since 1982. 1941-47 lived in exile in Komiya. 1954-57 Studied cello at the Lithuanian Conservatoire. 1957-58 political prisoner, imprisoned in Mordovia. 1964 graduated from Vilnius University, journalism. 1969 with others founded the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art (since 1989 Lithuanian Photographers' Union). 1970-2000 taught journalism at Vilnius University. 1973 defended his dissertation The History of Photography in Lithuania 1854-1940. Doctor of Humanities. 1997 Founded the Photojournalists' Guild to organise creative competitions for photojournalists. Compiled the almanac Lithuanian Photography (1969).
Awarded as a social member of the International Federation of Artistic Photography (FIAP) (EsFIAP, 1994).
Publications. 1854-1940 (1996).