WINNERS

Dacha

  • Photographer
    Dmitry Yurchenko, Estonia
  • Prize
    Bronze Winner in Human/Other

The village of Laitse, located 40 kilometers from Tallinn, witnessed a surge in summer house ("dacha" in Russian) construction during the 1970s when Estonia was part of the Soviet Union. I started taking photographs at the old summer house in Laitse in 2014, right after my daughter was born, followed by the birth of my son in 2015. My friend, the owner, eventually left city life to renovate and settle in his inherited house. Visiting the dacha became a weekend tradition for me and my children, offering both entertainment and a welcome escape.