{{Short description|Estonian photographer, documentary film director, and journalist (1939–1997)}} {{Infobox person | name = Peeter Tooming | image = Peeter Tooming 89.jpg | caption = Photo of Tooming in 1989 by Jaan Kynnap | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1939|6|1}} | birth_place = Rakvere, Estonia | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1997|5|17|1939|6|1}} | death_place = Tallinn, Estonia | resting_place = Metsakalmistu | alma_mater = University of Tartu | occupation = {{hlist|Photographer|Photojournalist|Documentary film director|Journalist}} }} '''Peeter Tooming''' (1 June 1939 – 17 May 1997) was an Estonian photographer, photojournalist, documentary film director and journalist.<ref name="entsyklopeedia.ee">{{cite web |title=Tooming, Peeter - Eesti Entsüklopeedia |url=http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/tooming_peeter1 |website=entsyklopeedia.ee |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>
== Biography == Tooming was born 1 June 1939 in Rakvere, Estonia.
In 1974, he graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in journalism. From 1961 until 1994, he was an operator and director at Tallinnfilm.<ref name="entsyklopeedia.ee" />
He organised over 120 photo exhibitions, and participated in over 300 international photo exhibitions. He was one of the founders of the photo artist collectives "Stodom" (1964) and "O" (1985).<ref name="entsyklopeedia.ee" />
He died on 17 May 1997 in Tallinn.
== Awards == * 1988: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel<ref name="entsyklopeedia.ee" />
==Filmography== {{Expand section|date=June 2021}}
* ''Koduküla'' (1969, with Peep Puks) * ''Aastad'' (1977) * ''Kitseküla'' (1993)
==Gallery== <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) </gallery>
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