“Nocturnal Creatures” is a photography project about the humans of big Metropolis by night. People are partying, going to art events, or just wandering around and minding their business. “What I was trying to do is to tell my own story through these people,” says the artist. All pictures are not staged, but rather a street photography, but the artist edited them his own way, erasing backgrounds and adding narrative elements to it. People in Vytenis’ images become city dwellers without the actual city. They look like actors on a theater stage playing their own stories about New York by night.

Vytenis Jankūnas, a Lithuanian-American artist, predominantly employs photography as a medium in his latest artistic endeavors. His projects span various forms, including photo and video installations, books, and photography shows. Holding a master's degree in Sculpture and Education from the Lithuanian State Art Institute (Vilnius Art Academy), Jankūnas has participated in numerous group exhibitions and held solo shows in Lithuania, the US, and other European countries. Notably, he showcased his work at the Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre and had two solo exhibitions in New York City. In 2020, he secured the 1st place in the Self-Published Books category at the IPA - International Photography Awards and received a Fellowship award from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Additionally, he was a finalist at the Sony World Photography Awards in the Street Photo and Architecture categories. Vytenis Jankūnas currently resides and works in New York City.