Photo Service 80-year anniversary exhibition "Moments" on display in Saeima

LETA Photo Service 80-year anniversary exhibition "Moments" on display in Saeima
RIGA, Nov 3 (LETA) - 

The exhibition will be open until November 17.

Today, LETA Photo Service's 80-year anniversary exhibition "Moments" was officially opened in Saeima's Grand Vestibule.

MPs and parliamentary staff were highly interested in the exhibition even before its unveiling, noticing photos of themselves and colleagues.

Saeima Speaker Solvita Aboltina (Unity) announced during the opening ceremony that every day is unique and that there are people who capture these days in photos. Each photograph depicts emotions of the moment, various moods, remaining as historical testimony.

"In this exhibition, we can look at ourselves, our colleagues, and people in all corners of Latvia," said Aboltina. The Saeima speaker also reminded the politicians present that every day is being captured and therefore it is necessary to think about each moment.

LETA Chairman of the Board Martins Barkans urged the new MPs to be alert and think before speaking or acting since photographers can capture everything.

This year, 80 years will have passed since the first shoot. The first photo was published on August 12, 1931, in one of the media of that time.

The visitors will have the opportunity to recall the most interesting moments from Latvian politics, culture and sports in the recent years. More than 50 photographs will be exhibited, the authors of which are the current LETA photo correspondents like Ieva Cika, Lita Krone, Evija Trifanova, Edijs Palens, as well as former staff members Agnese Gulbe, Baiba Aprane, Martins Plume, Lauris Naglins, Krists Spruksts and Gatis Diezins.

LETA Photo Service professionals prepare photographic news reports for LETA and other media on a daily basis, but the experience they accumulate is used for individual photo services when covering business events, presentations, celebrations and press conferences as well as taking photos for booklets, posters, homepages and other purposes.

In cooperation with other partners - F64 from Latvia, AFP from France, ITAR-TASS from Russia and ELTA from Lithuania - LETA Photo Service provides more that 1,000 photos form events in Latvia and around the world online, while LETA Photo archive currently holds more that 1.5 million photo files.

LETA photos were highly appreciated already 80 years ago when it was considered that LETA provided the most up-to-date photography services, as it supplied local and foreign newspaper editorial offices with photos from events in Latvia.

The exhibition will be open until November 17.
Mārtiņš Vilemsons LETA

Movie - Riga Story tells the 810-year history of Latvian capital

“Riga Story” tells the 810-year history of Latvian capital

BC, Riga, 28.10.2011.

Eight centuries in 30 minutes – the short yet memorable documentary film "Riga Story", screened at cinema "Splendid Palace" every day, offers guests of the city an excellent opportunity to learn more about the 810-year history of Riga, informs liveriga.com.

Documentary "Riga Story" (Rīgas stāsts) offers a fascinating insight into the 800-year history Riga and is a stimulus for further exploration of the city and its cultural and historic monuments.

The 30-minute-long documentary was shot by the acclaimed Vides filmu studija in cooperation with SIA Rīgas nami.

The creators of the film: screenwriter Pēteris Krilovs, director Dainis Kļava, camera operator Valdis Celmiņš, designerEdmunds Jansons, composer Kārlis Auzāns, history consultant Valdis Klišāns, translators Dzintra Džonsa and Kārlis Streips (English version), Darja Kulagina (Russian version), dialogue by Marats Samauskis, voiceover by Graham Jones (English version), Anatolijs Fetčins (Russian version), film crew – Arvīds Celmalis, Ernests Kļaviņš, colour correction by Uģis Olte, HD post production – Krišs Rozins.

The film is screened at the "Splendid Palace" cinema's New Hall (lower ground floor) at Elizabetes iela 61. One ticket costs LVL 5. The tickets can also be bought at Riga Tourism Information Centre at 6 Rātslaukums Square.

Screening schedule: 

• 10:00 (ENG),
• 11:00 (RUS),
• 12:00 (ENG),
• 13:00 (RUS),
• 14:00 (ENG),
• 15:00 (RUS).

Light Festival Staro Riga Latvia from 17 to 20 November 2011

Time for Riga to Shine: Staro Rīgā 2011  < -- click more information

There's no better time to visit Latvia's seductive capital than during its Staro RIga light festival. If you want to plan 

your visit around the festival, the dates are 17 to 20 November 2011.

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