Ann Tenno
Illustration — Ann Tenno in 1985 Ann Tenno (née Ann Epler; born 4 December 1952) 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." 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.
Ann Tenno

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- Born
- 1952 · Tartu.
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Occupation
- photographer · pedagogue
- Fields
- photography
- Education
- University of Tartu
- Honours
- Order of the White Star and 3rd Class
- Languages
- Estonian
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Illustration — Ann Tenno in 1985 Ann Tenno (née Ann Epler; born 4 December 1952) 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." 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.
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Early life
Early life
Ann Tenno studied at University of Tartu. The recorded working language is Estonian. The field of work recorded is photography. Employment is recorded with Tallinn University of Technology. Work by Ann Tenno is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 3rd Class.
Ann Tenno was born in Tartu. She graduated from Tartu Secondary School No. 5. in 1971. In 1976, she graduated with a degree 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.
Career
Career
Ann Tenno has worked as a freelance photographer, and her images have been compiled and published in numerous books of other authors. Her photo exhibitions were mainly in the 1980s, and she has since published numerous photographic books which have been warmly received by critics. In 1998 she published a book of photographs of the Estonian capital of Tallinn, and in 2002 she published a book of photographs on the churches of Estonia. The Baltic Times praised the photographs, saying that they "fill the airy room with exotic sights". She is also the co-author with Juhan Maiste of Manor Houses of Estonia. This book received considerable acclaim and was cited by City paper: the Baltic States as "the most beautiful book on Estonian manors". The Baltic Review cited her as a "well known" photographer of Estonia whose works provide "a genuine depiction of life in contemporary Estonia." Ann Tenno's works are in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) in Chicago.
Works and production
Works and production
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Selected books
• Tallinn (1992) • Leben Danach (1994) • Eestimaa pildid (1996) • Läbi aegade (1997) • Highway USA (1998) • Tallinna album (1998) • Eestimaa saared ja rannad (1999) • Inglismaa aiad (2000) • Pärnu (2001) • Eestimaa kirikud with Jüri Kuuskemaa (2002) • Jaapan. Aiad (2002) • Eestimaa (2005) • Tallinn (2005) • Üle unepiiri (2010) • Eesti. Estonian Landscapes (2016) • Where Shooting Stars Land, Audiobook (2022)
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The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. It is also recorded that ann Tenno is recorded as having received Order of the White Star, 3rd Class.
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- 1.Kalender. Sirp. 29 November 2002.
- 2.Williams, Nicola. Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Lonely Planet. 109. 1 June 2003. 978-1-74059-132-4.
- 3.Veeb.tallinn.ee. Tallinn.
- 4.Neumaier, Diane. 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. 24. 2004. 978-0-8135-3454-1.
- 5.Tenno, Ann. Tallinna Album. Ann Tenno. 1998. 978-9985-9025-4-7.
- 6.Tenno, Ann. Churches of Estonia. Tenno. 2002. 978-9985-9025-8-5.
- 7.The Baltic Times. 'Go West' with photographer Ann Tenno. 14 October 1999.
- 8.Taylor, Neil. Estonia: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. 281. 2010. 978-1-84162-320-7.
- 9.E. Tarm. City Paper: The Baltic States. 145. 2005.
- 10.P&S Limited. The Baltic Review. 1995.
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