Anti Kuus
Anti Kuus (born December 29, 1956 in Saaremaa) is an Estonian entrepreneur and photographer.
Biography
Kuus graduated from Tallinn Polytechnic Institute (now called Tallinn University of Technology), Estonian Business School, and York University (in Canada). He has a Master’s degree in International Business Administration.[1]
He has worked as economist, finance director and, for the last 20 years, as CEO. He has established companies Arco, Baltic Tours, AKTA, Aktaprint... From 1989 to 1992, Kuus was a member of the City Council of Kuressaare. During Estonia's transition from socialism to capitalism, Kuus worked in the Kuressaare development centre called “Arco” and actively dealt with starting up entrepreneurship and foreign economic relations in Saaremaa.
In 1989 he arranged an international photo festival in Saaremaa with Peeter Linnap as Art Director.
From 1995 onward, Kuus has split his time between living and working in Tallinn and leisure time on his farm in Saaremaa.
Photography
Kuus started to take a serious interest in photography in 1991, and has since published seven books of his photographs. He deals mostly with nature subjects, especially the natural environs of Saaremaa. His photographs portray the sea and sky in different variations. Each year, Kuus publishes a calendar featuring his nature photographs.[2] Kuus has held photograph exhibitions in Estonia, the Czech Republic, and Austria.[3]
Bibliography
Kuus' published works include:[4]
- Fotoalbum Saaremaa. AKTA. 1997. ISBN 9789985912102. (reprint 2002)
- Eestimaa [Estonia]. AKTA. 2004. ISBN 9789985912164.
- Väike päike [Small Sun]. Pilgrim. 2004. ISBN 9789985953273.
- Saaremaa & Kuressaare. AKTA. 2006.
- Mere ja taeva laulud [Songs of the Sea and Sky]. AKTA. 2006. ISBN 9789985970812.
- Eestimaa II. AKTA. 2006. ISBN 9789985912195.
- Öö mõte on kuus. AKTA. 2008. ISBN 9789985970829. (with Sulev Oll).
References
- ↑ Parts, Madli-Liis (23 November 2006). "Anti Kuus on rutiinist prii" [Anti Kuus' daily routine] (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Anti Kuus". Pilgrimbooks.
- ↑ "Kontakt". Positiiv.
- ↑ "Anti Kuus". Apollo.