I am Kotryna Misiūnė, a photographer based in Vilnius, Lithuania, working across portraiture, documentary projects and explorations of urban environments.

My background in journalism shapes the way I photograph: I am drawn to stories, overlooked details, and the traces of personal and collective memory. This interest extends beyond the people I photograph to the spaces they inhabit: even when the human figure is absent from the frame, places, objects and everyday details can still evoke a sense of presence.

Exploring these subjects, I combine a documentary perspective with an atmospheric, sometimes dreamlike sensibility, often returning to questions of identity, transience and our relationship with place.

My longstanding interest in military affairs has influenced my academic path, from studying journalism at Vilnius University to completing a master’s degree in War & Psychiatry at King’s College London. My professional experience spans journalism and communications, including an earlier role with the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ publications.