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  • Veski, Tartu. When sunlight is veiled with fog, shadows disappear. Surfaces appear to be clearer and colors can stand out in their pure form. Only if they are close enough, of course.

    PICTURES: Eesti mist through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel

    April 3, 2019 · 2 comments

    The fog cuts the sight short  –  and substitutes it with imagination. This way, mist expands…

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Tartu Town Hall Square. This laid-back classicist old town is where my Tartu office lies. Nothing beats the foggy weather during the blue hours of short late autumn days. It’s soft, sweet and relaxing for some – and, yes, appallingly morbid for others.

PICTURES: Eesti blues through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel
October 29, 2018 · 2 comments

Estonians cherish their beautiful summer, long sunny days and short fairy-tale nights. In return, most...

PICTURES: Eesti autumn through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel
September 4, 2018 · No comments

The Estonian summer is a great nostalgic brand, a destination on its own. But once...

Supilinn, Tartu. The Japanese moment of Estonia — instead of the cherries blossoming — the apple trees signal us the beginning of summer. We move outdoors, to cook and to eat, to read and to sleep. This is a rooftop terrace on top of a wood shed—summer literally throning above winter.

PICTURES: Eesti home through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel
June 6, 2017 · 11 comments

Thousands of Estonians of the worldwide diaspora are flocking towards their tiny home between the...

PICTURES: Eesti noir through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel
February 6, 2017 · 5 comments

The feeling that the day is ours, whereas the darkness of the night belongs to...