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Guy Tillim Quotes

born 1962 South Africa

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.

South Africa
Photographers

Random Guy Tillim quote

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"The camera sees more than the eye; it’s more dispassionate".

"It would be no good to offset the natural beauty with something unlovely – say, a construction site in paradise".

“At the time it was a huge confidence-booster. I was, and still am, proud to be in the company of other winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.”

"In the act of taking photographs I’ve always tried to find a feeling of suspension where the burden of the past feels light and unimposing for a moment".

“The series ‘Jo’burg Story’ marked a moment in my career when I started to more decisively follow my own path, rather than trying to imitate photographers I admired.”

"In my work I try to be pensive".

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Guy Tillim (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.