Tag: Martin Parr

  • The photobook according to Parr » British Journal of Photography

    The photobook according to Parr » British Journal of Photography

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    The photobook according to Parr He may look harmless in his open-toe sandals and comfortable sweater, but Martin Parr has been poking a stick at the establishment for nigh on 40 years, agitating for a more prominent status for photography through his own work and all that he admires. Fo via British Journal of Photography:…

  • The Best Photobooks of the Year: Martin Parr takes his pick

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    The Best Photobooks of the Year: Martin Parr takes his pick Vagabond Photographer By Sergio Larrain, published by Thames & Hudson What a total treat! Here we have all the classic iconic images from this wonderful photographer who died only last year. On top of that, Agnes Sire has dug up many unknown Larrains that…

  • Paris Air Show | Martin Parr

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    Link: Paris Air Show | Martin Parr Of course people looking up into the sky, normally with a camera, is a nice gift for me, but it is easy to forget that the crowd here really love aeroplanes in a way I can never really appreciate. When a new fighter jet swoops by upside down…

  • Ageing and creative decline in photography: a taboo subject

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    Ageing and creative decline in photography: a taboo subject How do photographers keep their work fresh in the face of what Martin Parr describes as ‘probably the greatest taboo subject of all’ – creative decline? In the June edition of BJP, we spoke to photographers aged 19 to 100 and asked them when they think th…

  • The Guide: The Best Photographic Exhibitions, Books and Shows May 2013

    The Guide: The Best Photographic Exhibitions, Books and Shows May 2013

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/04/29/the-guide-may-2013-edition/#1 TIME LightBox presents a new monthly round-up of the best books, exhibitions and ways to experience photography beyond the web—from the Reportage Photography Festival in Sydney and a new Mitch Epstein book to Martin Parr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’ at Aperture in…

  • Martin Parr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’

    Martin Parr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’

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    Martin Parr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’ We can’t say enough about beloved British photographer Martin Parr’s new book, Life’s a Beach, published by Aperture this year. Parr’s coastal infatuation started in the 1970s—you may recall his 1986 release of The Last Resort, a capture of the seaside re via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/04/martin-parrs-lifes-a-beach/ We can’t say enough…

  • Book Review: Up and Down Peachtree

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    Book Review: Up and Down Peachtree Up and Down Peachtree . Photographs by Martin Parr. Contrasto, 2012. Up and Down Peachtree Reviewed by Joscelyn Jurich Up and Dow… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2013/04/book-review-up-and-down-peachtree.html “Don’t be scared of photographing a storm-out, crying fit or strop…” British photographer Martin Parr advised readers in a 2010 Guardian column about vacation photography. “I…

  • Martin Parr Up and down Peachtree

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    Link: Martin Parr Up and down Peachtree | Le Journal de la Photographie

  • On The Beach With Martin Parr

    On The Beach With Martin Parr

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    On the Beach with Martin Parr For over forty years, Martin Parr has photographed beach culture around the globe. From the world-famous waterfronts of Cannes and Copacabana to the lesser… via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/08/on-the-beach-with-martin-parr.html#slide_ss_0=1 As part of our Swimsuit Issue, come relax and lose your inhibitions with this sandy slide show of Parr’s beach…

  • Martin Parr: Picturing the American South

    Martin Parr: Picturing the American South

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/06/27/martin-parr-picturing-the-american-south/#1 The High Museum of Art commissioned Martin Parr to document Atlanta as part of its Picturing the South project—a series of artist commissions that engage with the American South. Channeling his unparalleled ability to collate humor, wit, and curiosity into his…

  • Martin Parr Tourism Inc

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    Link: Martin Parr Tourism Inc | La Lettre de la Photographie For 20 years, Reporters Without Borders has been fighting for freedom of the press. They regularly publish fundraising photo albums devoted to selected photographers, with sales profits going to financing their actions. Martin Parr’s work is being featured in the latest album to be…

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    Link: Martin Parr

  • A Postcard From Rochester

    A Postcard From Rochester

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    A Postcard From Rochester Last May, five Magnum photographers (Paolo Pellegrin, Jim Goldberg, Susan Meiselas, Mikhael Subotzky and myself) and the writer Ginger Strand, set out from San Antonio, Texas in an RV named Uncle J… via LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG: http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/a-postcard-from-rochester/ Ten Magnum photographers will be working in Rochester. Two of these photographers have already…

  • Hot Spots: Martin Parr in the American South

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    Link: Martin Parr Film Hot Spots: Martin Parr in the American South, a thirty minute documentary short, examines the photography of Magnum’s most controversial and prolific member as he gathers images for his first commission by a major American art museum, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. via Feature Shoot

  • A Package of Protest

    A Package of Protest

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/12/29/a-pacakge-of-protest/#1 The recent Protest Box, compiled by the British photographer Martin Parr, just published by Steidl, contains five facsimile reprints of some of the most important books of protest produced within the history of the photobook

  • PhotoMed' Martin Parr & Magnum

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    Martin Parr, famous for his scathing observations of contemporary society, is the honorary guest at this first Festival PhotoMed’. This Magnum photographer’s humorous pictures of the city of Benidorm, Spain’s most visited tourist attraction, are on display. Link: PhotoMed’ Martin Parr & Magnum | La Lettre de la Photographie

  • Martin Parr: Photographic Clichés

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    Link: Photographic Clichés | Martin Parr

  • Black Country Stories | Martin Parr

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    New Photos from Martin Parr… Link: Black Country Stories | Martin Parr

  • A Photo Student › Interview: Martin Parr “Boundaries Merely Exist in People’s Minds”

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    On the 25th of October of last year, Magnum photographer Martin Parr was a guest at the Profiles event at the Antwerp FotoMuseum. He gave a reading and participated afterwards in a roundtable on the ‘Photographic Magazine as Medium.’ FotoMuseum extra Magazine had the chance to talk to him earlier that day. Link: A Photo…

  • Martin Parr presents the Brighton Photo Biennial – British Journal of Photography

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    Martin Parr presents the Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 from Olivier Laurent on Vimeo. via: British Journal of Photography