Peeter Tooming
Estonian photographer, documentary film director, and journalist
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Photo by: Jaan Kynnap
Peeter Tooming (1 June 1939 Rakvere – 17 May 1997 Tallinn) was an Estonian photographer, photojournalist, documentary film director and journalist.[1]
In 1974 he graduated from Tartu State University in journalism. From 1961 until 1994, he was an operator and director at Tallinnfilm.[1]
He organised over 120 photo exhibitions, and he participated on over 300 international photo exhibitions. He was one of the founders of photoartist collectives "Stodom" (1964) and "O" (1985).[1]
Awards:
- 1988: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel[1]
Filmography
- Koduküla (1969, with Peep Puks)
- Aastad (1977)
- Kitseküla (1993)
Gallery
- "Miks" (1970)
- "Kaldal II" (1973)
- "Tants pärast õhtusööki" (1974)
- "Paadid" (1976)
- "Mees" (1977)
- "Valge hobune" (1977)
References
- ^ a b c d "Tooming, Peeter - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.