Peeter Tooming (1 June 1939

Rakvere Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru ''maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a tota ...

– 17 May 1997

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) was an

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n photographer, photojournalist, documentary film director and journalist. In 1974 he graduated from

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in journalism. From 1961 until 1994, he was an operator and director at

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. 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). Awards: * 1988: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel

Filmography

* ''Koduküla'' (1969, with Peep Puks) * ''Aastad'' (1977) * ''Kitseküla'' (1993)

Gallery

Peeter Tooming "Miks" 70.jpg, "Miks" (1970) Peeter Tooming "Kaldal II" 73.jpg, "Kaldal II" (1973) Peeter Tooming "Tants pärast õhtusööki" 74.jpg, "Tants pärast õhtusööki" (1974) Peeter Tooming. Paadid 1976.jpg, "Paadid" (1976) Peeter Tooming "Mees" 77.jpg, "Mees" (1977) Peeter Tooming "Valge hobune" 77.jpg, "Valge hobune" (1977)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tooming, Peeter 1939 births 1997 deaths Estonian photographers Estonian journalists Estonian film directors Estonian documentary filmmakers Estonian photojournalists University of Tartu alumni people from Rakvere Burials at Metsakalmistu