Ann Tenno

Ann Tenno (née Ann Epler), (born 4 December 1952 in Tartu) is an Estonian photographer and photo artist. Lonely Planet states that "some of the most spectacular and sensitive photographs of Estonia have been taken by Ann Tenno and published in books which best capture the spirit of Estonian nature."[1] She is noted in particular for her town landscapes, especially photographs of the Estonian capital of Tallinn, and the churches and manor houses of Estonia.

Life

"Like all cities, Tallinn is not only composed of the medieval buildings and narrow, intertwining streets of the Old Town, nor the outer-lying newly built suburbs. Without people, events and thoughts and without the life that a weekend tourist can hardly begin to experience, the city does not exist for me.

One book can not, in detail, describe Tallinn. So you will find in my pictures only a part of this intricate and multi-faceted city. You will find the aspects of the city which have charmed me most, and those moments when light and colour fuse into something attractive and extraordinary, in places and in views which are otherwise so familiar. You will find in this book that certain character of Tallinn which explains why I love this windy, coastal city."

—Ann Tenno on her allurance to photographing the Estonian capital[2]

In 1971 she graduated from Tartu 5 high school. In 1976 she graduated in Algebra from the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Tartu. She then worked in the field of mathematics in the Economic Department of the University of Tartu and Department of Mathematics of the Tallinn University of Technology until 1984, when she began working at the Design Institute of Cultural Monuments as a photographer.

Tenno has worked as a freelance photographer, and her images have been compiled and published in numerous books of other authors.[3] Her photo exhibitions were mainly in the 1980s, and she has since published numerous photographic books which have been warmly received by critics.[4] In 1998 she published a book of photographs of the Estonian capital of Tallinn,[5] and in 2002 she published a book of photographs on the churches of Estonia.[6] In 1998 she visited the United States and published the album book Highway USA, which she later showcased at the Cafe Anglais in Tallinn. The Baltic Times praised the photographs, saying that they "fill the airy room with exotic sights".[7] She is also the co-author with Juhan Maiste of Manor Houses of Estonia.[8] This book received considerable acclaim and was cited by City paper: the Baltic States as "the most beautiful book on Estonian manors".[4] The Baltic Review cited her as a "well known" photographer of Estonia whose works provide "a genuine depiction of life in contemporary Estonia."[9]

In 2007, brothers Tarmo and Toomas Urb sued Tenno in relation to conflict over a house, demanding compensation of 8.6 million kroons.[10]

Selected books

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Nicola; Herrmann, Debra; Kemp, Cathryn (1 June 2003). Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Lonely Planet. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-74059-132-4. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tallinn". Veeb.tallinn.ee. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Neumaier, Diane; Museum, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art (2004). Beyond Memory: Soviet Nonconformist Photography and Photo-related Works of Art ; [in Conjunction with the Exhibition "Beyond Memory: Photography and Photo-related Works of Art from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union" at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, September 1 - November 28, 2004]. Rutgers University Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8135-3454-1. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 City Paper: The Baltic States. E. Tarm. 2005. p. 145. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Tenno, Ann (1998). Tallinna Album. Ann Tenno. ISBN 978-9985-9025-4-7. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Tenno, Ann (2002). Churches of Estonia. Tenno. ISBN 978-9985-9025-8-5. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "'Go West' with photographer Ann Tenno". The Baltic Times. 14 October 1999. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Neil (2010). Estonia: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-84162-320-7. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. ↑ The Baltic Review. P&S Limited. 1995. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Vennad Urbid nõuavad Ann Tennolt 8,6 miljonit krooni" (in Estonian). Ohtuleht.ee. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

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