Berta Tilmantaite is a Lithuanian multimedia journalist and co-founder of Nanook.
Available for assignments (photo/video/writing). Contact: info@godoberta.com
Berta is a licensed scuba diver (PADI) and freediver (AIDA**), so she is able to shoot underwater.
All photographs are available as high quality prints here.
If the photograph You want is not there, please, contact: info@godoberta.com
Published in:
National Geographic
Al Jazeera
GEO
WIRED
Geographical Magazine, UK
Rhythms Monthly, Taiwan
Deutsche Welle, Germany
Great Ocean Quarterly, Australia
Paper Sea Quarterly, Australia
Edition du soir, France
AlertNet.org, UK
China Green|Asia Society, USA
China Daily, China
China Dialogue, China
Urban Velo, USA
India Outdoors, India
Verslo Klasė, Lithuania
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Education
University of Bolton / Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing, China
MA International Multimedia Journalism
Vilnius University (Communication Faculty, Institute of Journalism)
Vilnius, Lithuania
BA in Communication Since
Danish School of Media and Journalism
Aarhus, Denmark
Completion of semester long course in Photojournalism
Minority Rights Group International
Minority Realities in the News, Online course
Immersive Journalism: Virtual Reality and 360° video
Knight center for journalism in the Americas, Online course
Honors and Awards
What’s New in Publishing journalism award, New Media Writing Prize (for Nanook team project "Traces"). UK, 2019
Best Spirit Of Adventure Film Award at the ShAFF (for Nanook team project "Traces"). UK, 2019
2x nominee for the Joop Swart Masterclass at the World Press Photo. The Netherlends, 2018; 2019
Nomination at the Prix Europa, Online category (for Nanook team project "Traces") . Germany, 2018
1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography Awards, Multimedia category (for Nanook team project "TRACES: Traversing the Past") Lithuania, 2018
2nd prize at NPPA Best of Photojournalism contest, Multimedia category, Sports division (for Nanook team project "Will to Win") USA, 2017
1st and 3rd places ar Finisterra Arrábida film festival. Portugal, 2017.
1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography Awards, Multimedia category (for Nanook team project "Will to Win") Lithuania, 2017
The Gorkana Journalism Award, New Media Writing Prize. UK, 2017
Honorable mention at the International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY). USA, 2016
Honourable mention at The Andrei Stenin Photo Contest. Russia, 2016
1st prize at Photo contest "On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015
1st prize for the Travel Film at Columbus of Lithuania. Lithuania, 2015
2nd prize at Photo contest "The World As You See It". Lithuania, 2015
2nd prize at Article contest, organized by Media 4 Change. Lithuania, 2015
Finalist at SAMSUNG/PDN 4k Filmmaking Challenge, 2015
1st prize at Sony World Photography Awards - National Award. United Kingdom, 2015
One of the 30Under30 Female Photographers selected by PhotoBoite.com, 2015
2nd prize for the single photograph and Honorable Mention for the photo story at the Photo Annual Awards. Czech Republic, 2015
Finalist at Contest-exhibition Debut. Lithuania, 2014
1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography 2014 (for "The Ice Road" photo story, together with Dikiy.me team)
1st prize at Columbus of Lithuania contest. Lithuania, 2014
Honourable mention at LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism. Germany, 2014
Finalist at HIPA photography festival. UAE, 2014
1st prize for the feature "The River Runs Back" at WASH Media Award in TV category at International World Water Week. Sweden, 2012
3rd prize for the feature "The River Runs Back" at Digital Heretics international journalism award. Italy, 2012
2nd prize at International New Media Short Film Exhibition. China, 2011
"NMedia" awards. Lithuania, 2010:
- "The most Innovative Journalist";
- "For Innovative Synthesis of Visual, Audio, Text and Other Forms of Expression"
(Together with Kristina Urbaitytė)
1st prize at "EuroMedia" online journalist award, 2010
(Together with Kristina Urbaitytė)
Finalist at "In Focus" photography festival. Lithuania, 2010
"Vilnius Photography Circle" festival. Lithuania, 2010
National winner at Journalism awards "For Diversity. Against Discrimination" Lithuania, 2009
(Together with colleague Kristina Urbaitytė)
Books
"Azija be sienų" (Asia With No Walls) - travel journalism and photography. In cooperation with Paulius Mačiulevičius and Andrius Jančiauskas.
Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2017
Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2016
"On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015
Lithuanian Photography Yesterday and Today. Lithuania, 2015
Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album (+cover). Lithuania, 2015
HIPA photography festival book. UAE, 2014
Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2014
In Focus photography festival book. Lithuania, 2010
Exhibitions
Meeting Minds. Group exhibition at the National Library, Lithuania 2019.
Lithuanians of the World. Personal exhibition, Lithuania 2019
Out of the Water. Personal exhibition at Kaunas Photo festival, 2017.
Beach Season. Group exhibition at Kaunas Photo festival, 2017.
Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2017
Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2016
People of the Ocean. Personal exhibition, 2015
"On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015
Lithuanian Photography Yesterday and Today. Lithuania, 2015
Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2015
"The World As You See It". Lithuania, 2015
Photo Annual Awards group exhibition. Czech Republic, 2015
Sony World Photography Awards. Group exhibition, 2015
Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2014
LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism. Group exhibition, 2014
Debut. Group exhibition, 2014
Five Senses. Group exhibition, 2012
International New Media Short Film Exhibition. Group exhibition, 2011
In Focus. Group exhibition, 2010
Vilnius Photography Circle. Group exhibition, 2010
Film Festivals
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal 2017
Adventure Film Festival, Australia 2017
International Documentary Film Festival "Inconvenient Films", Lithuania 2016
International Women Film Festival "Šeršėliafam", Lithuania 2016
Adventure Film Festival, UK 2016
Les Bois Film Festival, USA 2016
Expedition Camera Festival, Czech Republic 2016
GSF Awards, USA 2016
Visionaria, Italy 2015
Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, Pakistan 2015
InkaFest, Mountain Film Festival, Peru 2015
Ladek Mountain Film Festival, Poland 2015
Golden Diana International Film Festival, Austria 2015
HIMIFF, USA 2015
Muestrario Short Films Festival, Mexico 2015
Bike Reel Short FilmFest, USA 2012
Bicycle Film Festival, USA 2012
International Cycling Film Festival, Germany 2012
Everything you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important, that you do it." (MG)
