Ginger Odes was as famous for the myriad of creative
careers he helped foster as he was for being one of the finest photographers
this country has ever produced.
Born in Cape Town in 1924, Ginger’s career was rooted
in the air force as a reconnaissance and aerial photographer during World War
II. After the war, he returned home to set up a photographic studio in
Parliament Street in partnership with John Parminter. He soon made a name
for himself for his work in fashion for clients including Harper and Vogue, who
published a South African edition at the time.
Ginger went on to produce a fine collection of
portraits of Cape Town’s leading personalities, but his true passion was for
recording exquisite imagery of the local ballet scene. This “work of
heart” was the inspiration for Ginger’s most beautiful work.
Ginger founded the ad agency Kluth and Odes, with a
client base that included Shell and Rembrandt. In later assignments, he
spent much time photographing the Cape’s iconic winelands, and local wine and
brandy producer KWV sent him across the globe to produce a series of
international calendars, his inspiration for mounting an exhibition titled
“Odes to Wine”.
Ginger passed away in 2003, leaving a legacy of
internationally-renowned visual professionals including his close friend Barry
Lategan, colleague Leslie Dektor, Gavin Furlonger, John Parminter and Reinhardt
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All images © Ginger Odes
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