Peeter Tooming in 1989
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)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tooming, Peeter - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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