MARK GILLIE — ONLY ELEPHANTS NEED TUSKS

Limited Edition Fine-Art Photograph on Aluminium
Edition of Only 50
Mark Gillie — Australian Photographer with a Deep African Connection
Limited Edition of Only 50
50 Examples Worldwide
Photograph on Aluminium
Artwork Details
Title: Only Elephants Need Tusks
Medium: Fine-art photograph on aluminium
Edition: Limited Edition of 50
Subject: African elephant
Genre: Wildlife / Contemporary Fine-Art Photography
Photographer: Australian
African connection: More than 20 years living in Africa
Professional recognition: Bronze Master Photographer, Photographic Society of South Africa
A powerful limited-edition wildlife portrait by Australian photographer Mark Gillie, presenting one of Africa's most iconic animals with extraordinary intimacy and presence.

Only Elephants Need Tusks confronts the viewer directly with the monumental head of an African elephant emerging dramatically from a completely black background.

The restrained composition eliminates virtually every distraction. Fine detail across the elephant's weathered skin, ears, trunk and tusks is picked out against the darkness, creating an image that is simultaneously a wildlife portrait and a striking contemporary fine-art composition.

Born in Sydney in 1964 and raised in Adelaide, Mark Gillie has pursued photography for more than 40 years.

His professional career provided extensive opportunities to travel internationally, including more than 20 years living on the African continent—experience reflected strongly in his wildlife photography.

Gillie's photographic practice encompasses wildlife, landscapes, aerial photography and fine art. His official biography identifies him as a Bronze Master photographer with the Photographic Society of South Africa.

His website specifically describes his Fine Art collection as showcasing limited-edition photographic works, while his African wildlife practice includes a relationship with Bushprint Africa at Kruger International Airport in South Africa. G

Only Elephants Need Tusks has been produced as a strictly limited edition of just:

The restricted edition gives the work a very different character from an open-edition wildlife print and makes it particularly suitable for collectors of contemporary Australian and African wildlife photography.

The photograph is presented directly on aluminium, giving the work a clean contemporary appearance particularly suited to the deep blacks and highly detailed surface of the elephant.

The aluminium presentation enhances the image's dramatic contrast while allowing the photograph to be displayed without the visual interruption of a conventional paper mount.

Photographer: Mark Gillie