Photographer, Lithuanian Historian. He was born to the poor peasant family of Benedict Jurašaičio. By fate, he was brought to Bielski, where he joined the Czar's army serving off and on as a sergeant for a total of twenty-five years. While in the army, he learned photography; the name of his teacher was not documented. Although he only received home schooling, he was quite educated. He married a school teacher, Mary Petronilla Zaleski, and they had three daughters, Maria, Elena, Alexandra, and a son, Nicholas. From 1894, he lived in Bielski, Belarus before moving to Vilnius, Lithuanian in 1902. There, he opened his studio in 1906 at the corner of Gediminas Avenue and Tartar Streets; the studio became a meeting place for the intellects of Lithuania who were interested in preserving the Lithuanian culture. His entire family was involved with the management of the studio and learning photography. Early in his career, he photographed Czar Nicholas II's family. Later some of the noted subjects were John Basanavičiai, John Jablonskis, Michael Birziskis, Juozas Tumas-Vaizgantas , other prominent Lithuanians. His photo of author Julia Žemaitė was used for her memorial stamp issued in 1994. Also, he photographed many Lithuanian actors. He photographed landscapes, the forest, the city of Vilnius, and animals in the wild, thus preserving the country's history in photography. He did this over two decades while various political groups were working to destroy the Lithuanian culture. The Lithuanian National Museum has two of his albums entitled "Lithuanian Folk Crosses". He also photographed other artists' works; these works have been since destroyed in wars. He established zincography section in his studio; this was an art process of engraving or etching on zinc. He also shot photos for the local newspapers covering various local events such as the "Third Vilnius Art Society" exhibition in 1909. He actively participated in the Vilnius-Lithuanian cultural activities. He was a member of Lithuanian Science Society as he was interested in photography processing and made some improvements in it becoming a pioneer in Lithuanian filmmaking. In 1914, he began to made short photography documentaries, which were printed in the newspaper, "The Lighthouse". After his death, his studio operated until 1922 with his wife Mary and daughter Alexandra Vailokaitienė doing the photography. After World War I, his wife sold the studio as supplies were too expensive to keep it open. His studio's name is on the photographs of the Great Seimas of Vilnius, the Vilnius conference, Lithuanian Independence Act signatories, and Lithuanian State Council members which all happened in 1917. Sources give him credit for these photos, but either his death date was recorded wrong or his wife or daughter took these photos. His photographs are a visual essay of Lithuanian history.