People in the dunes

“People in the dunes” project focuses on the people relations with environment in Bolderaja district which is located in the periphery of the Riga city, few kilometres away from Gulf of Riga.

“People in the dunes” project focuses on the people relations with environment in Bolderaja district which is located in the periphery of the Riga city, few kilometres away from Gulf of Riga. After World War II fishing villages build on the dunes were replaced with blockhouses and some of Bolderāja parts became closed military area. Now 23 years have passed, but It’s mainly Russian-speaking population is still haunted by shadows of a Soviet past.

They are living in poor conditions divided from other parts of the city by rivers, forests and the Baltic sea.

© Andrejs Strokins - Children's book found in abandoned barracks in Daugavgrīva.
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Children's book found in abandoned barracks in Daugavgrīva.

© Andrejs Strokins - Drunk guys on the frozen Gulf of Riga, 2013
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Drunk guys on the frozen Gulf of Riga, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Diver Jura with plasticine seagull sculpture in Bolderāja, 2013
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Diver Jura with plasticine seagull sculpture in Bolderāja, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Allotment near to Spilve airport territory, 2013
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Allotment near to Spilve airport territory, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Bolderāja ship repair yard, 2013
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Bolderāja ship repair yard, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Daugavgrīva beach, 2013
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Daugavgrīva beach, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Car repair advertisement in Volēri, 2013
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Car repair advertisement in Volēri, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Fenced allotment in Volēri, 2013
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Fenced allotment in Volēri, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Passengers in Pļavnieki - Bolderaja bus, 2012
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Passengers in Pļavnieki - Bolderaja bus, 2012

© Andrejs Strokins - Dima and Vlad Daugavgrīva forest, 2013
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Dima and Vlad Daugavgrīva forest, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Image from the People in the dunes photography project
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People walking near by railways in Bolderaja. Last pasanger train to Bolderaja district was canceled in 1958. Now it is used exclusively for coal transportation.

© Andrejs Strokins - Bar in Bolderāja center, 2013
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Bar in Bolderāja center, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Olga with her dog on frozen Buļļupe river, 2012
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Olga with her dog on frozen Buļļupe river, 2012

© Andrejs Strokins - Image from the People in the dunes photography project
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People walking near by railways in Bolderaja. Last pasanger train to Bolderaja district was canceled in 1958. Now it is used exclusively for coal transportation.

© Andrejs Strokins - Daugavgrīva beach, 2013
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Daugavgrīva beach, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Bolderāja ship repair yard, 2013
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Bolderāja ship repair yard, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Diver Jura with plasticine seagull sculpture in Bolderāja, 2013
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Diver Jura with plasticine seagull sculpture in Bolderāja, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Apartment in Daugavgrīva, 2012
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Apartment in Daugavgrīva, 2012

© Andrejs Strokins - Passengers in Pļavnieki - Bolderaja bus, 2012
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Passengers in Pļavnieki - Bolderaja bus, 2012

© Andrejs Strokins - Dima and Vlad Daugavgrīva forest, 2013
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Dima and Vlad Daugavgrīva forest, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Bath house in Bolderāja, 2013
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Bath house in Bolderāja, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Car repair advertisement in Volēri, 2013
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Car repair advertisement in Volēri, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Allotment near to Spilve airport territory, 2013
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Allotment near to Spilve airport territory, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Drunk guys on the frozen Gulf of Riga, 2013
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Drunk guys on the frozen Gulf of Riga, 2013

© Andrejs Strokins - Image from the People in the dunes photography project
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View from 9th floor block house roof in to the Bolderāja district area which was build on sand dunes during the Soviet times, 2011

© Andrejs Strokins - Bolderāja center, 2013
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Bolderāja center, 2013

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