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Guy Tillim

born 1962

Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006 2006
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Biography

Guy Tillim (born 1962) is a South African photographer known for his work focusing on troubled regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. A member of the country's white minority, Tillim was born in Johannesburg in 1962. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1983, and he also spent time at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg. His photographs and projects have been exhibited internationally and form the basis of several of Tillim's published books.

The website African Success has described him as one of South Africa's "foremost photographers", whilst the Daily Maverick site has referred to him as "arguably SA's finest photographer" after David Goldblatt.

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  • Apartment building, Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • Apartment building, Beira, Mozambique

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • City Hall Offices, Lubumbashi, DR Congo

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • Grande Hotel, Beira, Mozambique

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • Grande Hotel, Beira, Mozambique

    Guy Tillim
    2008
  • A traditional dancer and crowd salute Jean-Pierre Bemba as he makes his way to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa

    Guy Tillim
    2006
  • Jean-Pierre Bemba, presidential candidate, enters a stadium in central Kinshasa flanked by his bodyguards, July 2006

    Guy Tillim
    2006
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