Guy Tillim

South African · b. 1962 · Photographer

Guy Tillim 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… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu #8: the remains of Mobutu Sese Seko's palace at Gbadolite, diptych, 2003, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paperLeopold and Mobutu #8: the remains of Mobutu Sese Seko's palace at Gbadolite, diptychStrauss & Co · ZAR 170,520≈ $14,624≈ £10,419≈ €11,733Sign up to see
  2. Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu series #12, diptych, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paperLeopold and Mobutu series #12, diptychStrauss & Co · ZAR 125,180≈ $8,422≈ £6,464≈ €7,768Sign up to see
  3. Guy Tillim, Kunhinga Portraits: Eugenia Namukundu and Rafaela Catimba, 2003, pigment print on 300g cotton paperKunhinga Portraits: Eugenia Namukundu and Rafaela CatimbaStrauss & Co · ZAR 79,576≈ $6,824≈ £4,862≈ €5,475Sign up to see

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Guy Tillim, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1995, archival inks on 300g coated cotton paper
Kabul, Afghanistan, 1995
Strauss & Co · May 12, 2026
ZAR 11,711Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001, pigment-ink digital print on 300g cotton paper
Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001
Strauss & Co · Feb 21, 2026
ZAR 21,623Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Slave Memorial, Mobutu Era, D.R Congo, New Matadi, July 2003; Colonial Era Statues, Kinshasa, D.R Congo, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych, 2003, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
Slave Memorial, Mobutu Era, D.R Congo, New Matadi, July 2003; Colonial Era Statues, Kinshasa, D.R Congo, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych, 2003
Strauss & Co · Feb 21, 2026
ZAR 54,057Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Stanley's Terrace, New Matadi July 2003; Mobutu's Terrace, Gbadolite, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych, 2003, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
Stanley's Terrace, New Matadi July 2003; Mobutu's Terrace, Gbadolite, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych, 2003
Strauss & Co · Feb 21, 2026
ZAR 54,057Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Justino Ngene, Laurino, Bongue and Faucino Hando, Kunhinga Angola, 2002, archival pigment ink on 300g coated cotton paper
Justino Ngene, Laurino, Bongue and Faucino Hando, Kunhinga Angola, 2002
Strauss & Co · Feb 21, 2026
ZAR 26,428Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Rosalina Nahamba Holding Baby Filomena Lasinda. Her Daughter, Rosali Sindali Holds Baby Guerra, 2002, archival pigment ink on 300g coated cotton paper
Rosalina Nahamba Holding Baby Filomena Lasinda. Her Daughter, Rosali Sindali Holds Baby Guerra, 2002
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
ZAR 12,013Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, City Hall Offices, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, Avenue Patrice Lumumba Series, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
City Hall Offices, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, Avenue Patrice Lumumba Series
Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2024
ZAR 56,280Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Colonial-era Steamboat Wreckage at Boma, July 2003, archival pigment ink on 300gsm cotton paper
Colonial-era Steamboat Wreckage at Boma, July 2003
Strauss & Co · Feb 19, 2024
ZAR 29,313Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Untitled, lithograph
Untitled
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022
ZAR 11,139Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Gum Trees Planted in Colonial Times and Stripped of their Branches Line the Eastern Edge of Lake Kivu, digital print on 100% cotton rag paper in pigment inks
Gum Trees Planted in Colonial Times and Stripped of their Branches Line the Eastern Edge of Lake Kivu
Strauss & Co · Mar 14, 2022
ZAR 14,070Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Brothers Bernado Sayovo and Horacio Chikambe, Kunhinga, Angola, digital print with pigment inks
Brothers Bernado Sayovo and Horacio Chikambe, Kunhinga, Angola
Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021
ZAR 34,140Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu series #12, diptych, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
Leopold and Mobutu series #12, diptych
Strauss & Co · Feb 15, 2020
ZAR 125,180Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Leopold and Mobutu #8: the remains of Mobutu Sese Seko's palace at Gbadolite, diptych, 2003, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
Leopold and Mobutu #8: the remains of Mobutu Sese Seko's palace at Gbadolite, diptych, 2003
Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2018
ZAR 170,520Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Kunhinga Portraits: Eugenia Namukundu and Rafaela Catimba, 2003, pigment print on 300g cotton paper
Kunhinga Portraits: Eugenia Namukundu and Rafaela Catimba, 2003
Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2018
ZAR 79,576Sign up free to see
Guy Tillim, Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and Sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Kunhinga Angola, 2002, archival pigment inks on 300g coated cotton paper
Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and Sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Kunhinga Angola, 2002
Strauss & Co · May 12, 2026
Guy Tillim, Arao Shingawule, Adrian Pacasi, Pedro Gitali and Jose Arao, Kunhinga, Angola, 2002, 2002, archival pigment inks on 300g coated cotton paper
Arao Shingawule, Adrian Pacasi, Pedro Gitali and Jose Arao, Kunhinga, Angola, 2002, 2002
Strauss & Co · May 12, 2026
Guy Tillim, Sophia Salala and Ermalinda Chinhanala, Kunhinga, Angola, Feb 2002, 2002, archival pigment inks on 300g coated cotton paper
Sophia Salala and Ermalinda Chinhanala, Kunhinga, Angola, Feb 2002, 2002
Strauss & Co · May 12, 2026
Guy Tillim, Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba Line The Road as He Walks to a Rally from The Airport, Kinshasa 2006, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba Line The Road as He Walks to a Rally from The Airport, Kinshasa 2006
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
Guy Tillim, A Statue Of Patrice Lumumba Erected By Laurent Kabila, And An Unfinished Tower Built During The Mobutu Years, Look Down On Jean- Pierre Bemba Supporters As They Make Their Way To A Rally, Kinshasa, Ju, 2006, archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
A Statue Of Patrice Lumumba Erected By Laurent Kabila, And An Unfinished Tower Built During The Mobutu Years, Look Down On Jean- Pierre Bemba Supporters As They Make Their Way To A Rally, Kinshasa, Ju, 2006
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
Guy Tillim, Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and Sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Kunhinga Angola, 2002, archival pigment inks on 300g coated cotton paper
Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and Sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Kunhinga Angola, 2002
Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025
Guy Tillim, Kamajoor, Sierra Leone II, pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Kamajoor, Sierra Leone II
Strauss & Co · Apr 1, 2025
Guy Tillim, Kamajoor, Sierra Leone I, pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Kamajoor, Sierra Leone I
Strauss & Co · Apr 1, 2025
Guy Tillim, Rosalina Nahamba Holding Baby Filomena Lasinda. Her Daughter, Rosali Sindali Holds Baby Guerra, archival pigment ink on 300g coated cotton paper
Rosalina Nahamba Holding Baby Filomena Lasinda. Her Daughter, Rosali Sindali Holds Baby Guerra
Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025
Guy Tillim, Rosalina Nahamba holding baby Filomena Lasinda. Her daughter, Rosali Sindali holds baby Guerra, archival pigment ink on 300g coated cotton paper
Rosalina Nahamba holding baby Filomena Lasinda. Her daughter, Rosali Sindali holds baby Guerra
Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2024
Guy Tillim, Kamajoor, Sierra Leone I, pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Kamajoor, Sierra Leone I
Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2024
Guy Tillim, Kamajoor, Sierra Leone II, pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Kamajoor, Sierra Leone II
Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2024
Guy Tillim, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 24, 2022
Guy Tillim, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Jul 5, 2022
Guy Tillim, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Oct 27, 2021
Guy Tillim, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Jul 7, 2021
Guy Tillim, Athénée Royal High School, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, from the Avenue Patrice Lumumba series, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Athénée Royal High School, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, from the Avenue Patrice Lumumba series
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2019
Guy Tillim, Feliciano Sachova and Marcolino Kosenge (Kunhinga portraits series), pigment print on cotton paper
Feliciano Sachova and Marcolino Kosenge (Kunhinga portraits series)
Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019
Guy Tillim, Rayina Henock and Masiye Henock. Petros Village, Malawi, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
Rayina Henock and Masiye Henock. Petros Village, Malawi
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015

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