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Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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My photography project “Soon to be gone” analyses the changes in Lithuanian countryside life. I was working on it from 2014 and it’s already my 3rd year in. I am travelling through Lithuania on my motorbike and it’s already almost 3000km done, that is why these photo series are now covering a pretty large area of it. I hope in the long run it will cover all of the Lithuania.

Just within the last decade, this continuous migration has caused the population of Lithuania to shrink by almost one-sixth. Towns that have usurped the whole economics and are sucking out young people to the cities, inappropriate lifestyle often adopted by the young rural generation – those who are still here – all this is inexorably changing our country. Just one question inevitably arises: for how long will our forests and valleys be adorned by views of homesteads and villages – places where a totally different understanding of time and closeness still exists? For how long will there still be found places, where an unexpected visitor is met like a close relative and every passer-by, is greeted with a heartfelt ‘hello’?

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Grain repository, Reskutenai, Svencionys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Tolik and Dainius, Jokubonys, Moletai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Village mailbox, Pasuosiai, Panevezys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Marijona, Viktariskiai, Kupiskis district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Children, Krakes, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Geese, Rudninkai, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Stanislav and Karolcik, Turgeliai, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Private Property, Mociunai, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Children, Naujieji Lazai, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Water reservoir, Pasvalys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Aldona and Stasys, Vilijampole, Kaunas district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

House for one, Panevezys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Juozas, Barsukine, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Abandoned car, Rudninkai, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Jadvyga, 89, Krakes, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Food container, Panevezys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Abandoned house, Vincgalys, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Grain, Narteikiai, Pasvalys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Crossing, Gelainiai, Kedainiai disctrict

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Abandoned house, Panevezys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Ernestas, Visakio Ruda, Marijampole district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Bucket of Milk, Jokubonys, Vilnius district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Parish children, Krakes, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Cabbage and Milk, Viktariskiai, Kupiskis district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Janina, Zizmai, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Stanislovas, Gintauciai, Raseiniai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Abandoned house, Raseiniai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Kid, Jasiunai, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Book on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Raseiniai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Crucifix, Merkine, Salcininkai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Donatas and Justas, Astruvka, Jonava district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Abandoned house, Jugintai, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Julijona, Purviskes, Kaunas district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Children, Vadakteliai, Panevėzys district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

Swings, Milvydai, Kedainiai district

Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania

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Tadas Kazakevičius

I am documentary photographer and graphic designer interested in social themes and always searching for extraordinarily stories.

I am documentary photographer and graphic designer interested in social themes and always searching for extraordinarily stories.

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Lauren Kay 8 years ago

Pretty sure this town is keeping Crocs alive...

3points

Laima Paskauskaite 8 years ago

This is not what Lithuanian countryside looks like. It's far from being that poor. There may be much lower population in the countryside but a huge part of the people there take care of what they and their kids look like.

2points

Evelina Ga 7 years ago

'Soon to be gone'... I wish it all was already gone. Luckily, these pictures reflects on the leftovers of the burden of the past, and not the future.

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Lauren Kay 8 years ago

Pretty sure this town is keeping Crocs alive...

3points

Laima Paskauskaite 8 years ago

This is not what Lithuanian countryside looks like. It's far from being that poor. There may be much lower population in the countryside but a huge part of the people there take care of what they and their kids look like.

2points

Evelina Ga 7 years ago

'Soon to be gone'... I wish it all was already gone. Luckily, these pictures reflects on the leftovers of the burden of the past, and not the future.

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