Tiedge was a prominent figure in commercial photography for more than twenty years, working in India, Japan, Brazil and the USA. In 2001 he moved to South Africa and settled in Cape Town. In 2008 he set the commercial work aside for fine art photography, turning to the beauty and diversity of the African continent. He was mentored by Martin Osner over the last decade of his life.
The three portfolios
Pride of Africa is the work he is known for. Lions, elephants and leopards, photographed across Namibia, Southern Africa and Kenya, then set against a pale, stripped back ground so the animal carries the whole picture. Dignity No.2, the leopard with her cubs, came from his last trip to the Masai Mara, made on the final day after many days of tracking, while he was being filmed for his documentary, Safari of my Life.
The tribal portraits are his Khoi-San and Maasai work, photographed with the same restraint he brought to the animals. The Baobab collection turns to the trees themselves, among the oldest living things in Africa.
The prints
Each work is an archival pigment print on fine art paper, signed and numbered, with a certificate of authenticity. Every size carries its own edition, running from fifty at the smallest down to six at the largest, which is 214 cm wide. Delivery is free and insured, anywhere in the world.
Where to see them
Osner Gallery is the only gallery in Africa holding Klaus Tiedge's physical prints, which makes it the window on his work in Africa. They hang at the gallery in Hout Bay, Cape Town, and a large Tiedge is worth seeing in person before you choose a size. His work also sits within the wider wildlife art collection.
