Photo series

Tartu

Photographs of Tartu: the Emajõgi River through the seasons, city views and light along the railway.

YEAR: 2026
PLACE: Tartu, Estonia
PHOTOGRAPHS: 24

Morning sun shines onto the Emajõgi promenade, with a hanging flower basket on a lamp post and the riverside railing in the foreground. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Tartu has been my home for many years. Along the Emajõgi River, even the light of a cold October morning can bring back a sense of summer. This selection brings together riverside mornings, the city in winter, reflections in the glass of the Delta Centre and an evening by the railway.

A cyclist beside the Emajõgi River in morning sunlight, framed by yellow leaves that also cover the ground. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

The pink facade of Tartu Town Hall in morning light, with pennants above the square and long shadows in the foreground. — Town Hall Square, Tartu. October 2026.

Golden sunlight shines through a grille and dark leaves, with a string of glowing light bulbs hanging below. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

A pedestrian and a cyclist on the Emajõgi promenade, with morning sunlight casting long shadows across the paving. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

Sunlight passes through the railing of the Emajõgi promenade, forming alternating bands of light and shadow on the paving. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

A person walks along the Emajõgi promenade between lamp posts, hanging flower baskets and autumn trees lit by golden sunlight. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

Autumn leaves frame lamp posts, hanging flower baskets and the Emajõgi promenade in morning light. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

A long curved wooden bench beside the Emajõgi promenade, its edge catching golden morning light. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. October 2026.

The rising sun beneath the pylon of Turusild, with a golden reflection on the Emajõgi River and dark silhouettes along the banks. — Turusild and the Emajõgi River, Tartu. October 2026.

The Delta Centre’s glass connecting walkway and facade with golden fins, reflecting blue sky and clouds. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

The paved courtyard of the Delta Centre beneath a glass connecting walkway, bordered by golden facade fins and grey walls. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

White clouds and blue sky reflected in the Delta Centre’s grid of glass panels, with golden facade fins on the right. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

Golden and grey facade fins at the Delta Centre beside the geometric pattern of grey wall panels. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

A view up between the Delta Centre’s buildings towards blue sky and clouds, reflected in the glass connecting walkway below. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

A diagonal view up the Delta Centre’s tall facade with golden fins, beside blue sky and white clouds. — Delta Centre, Tartu. October 2026.

The sun above the arch of Vabadussild, with its curved shadow and a walker on the snow-covered Emajõgi River. — Vabadussild and the Emajõgi River, Tartu. February 2026.

A walker in a dark coat on the snowy promenade, with railing shadows and a lamp in low sunlight. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. February 2026.

A lone person on the snow-covered Emajõgi River, with Kaarsild and sunlit city-centre buildings behind. — Kaarsild, Tartu. February 2026.

The snow-covered Emajõgi promenade, a white bench and long railing shadows in golden morning light. — Emajõgi promenade, Tartu. February 2026.

Curved lounge chairs covered in snow, with golden reflections in a glass facade behind them. — Lounge chairs beside the Emajõgi River, Tartu. February 2026.

Two people on the snow-covered Emajõgi River, one in a strip of sunlight and the other in shadow. — Light on the snowy Emajõgi River, Tartu. February 2026.

A rail glowing orange at sunset leads towards receding overhead line masts and red-purple clouds. — Railway tracks in Tartu. May 2026.

Glowing rail edges and overhead line masts recede towards an orange-red sunset. — Sunset along the railway, Tartu. May 2026.

Photographs by Anti Soosaar. Please ask permission before using any image.

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