23/01/06: Guy Tillim
»Johannesburg Story«
Leica Oskar Barnack Prize in 2005.
Guy Tillim approaches his chosen topic by capturing the essentials, from exterior appearances down to the intimate observation of details.
In addition to providing an extremely successful documentation of the local effects of historical processes, his photo essay raises profound questions regarding the identity and dignity of man.
With his photo reportage »Johannesburg Story«, the South African photographer Guy Tillim won the Leica Oskar Barnack Prize in 2005.
His reportage documents the transformation of the city from an urban enclave run by the white minority to an »African City«.
The rapid transition, which was guided by city and regional authorities, left traumatic traces.
The creation of a black, deracinated underclass transformed Johannesburg into a new form of ghetto.
His photographic documentation of elements of this transformation was extremely convincing in both form and content.
Guy Tillim thus made an outstanding contribution to the competition topic »Mensch und Umwelt« (Man and the Environment).
Leica Oskar Barnack Prize in 2005.
Guy Tillim approaches his chosen topic by capturing the essentials, from exterior appearances down to the intimate observation of details.
In addition to providing an extremely successful documentation of the local effects of historical processes, his photo essay raises profound questions regarding the identity and dignity of man.
With his photo reportage »Johannesburg Story«, the South African photographer Guy Tillim won the Leica Oskar Barnack Prize in 2005.
His reportage documents the transformation of the city from an urban enclave run by the white minority to an »African City«.
The rapid transition, which was guided by city and regional authorities, left traumatic traces.
The creation of a black, deracinated underclass transformed Johannesburg into a new form of ghetto.
His photographic documentation of elements of this transformation was extremely convincing in both form and content.
Guy Tillim thus made an outstanding contribution to the competition topic »Mensch und Umwelt« (Man and the Environment).
