Tag: Martin Parr

LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/ “In the 70s, in Britain, if you were going to do serious photography, you were obliged to work in black-and-white,” master photographer Martin Parr tells TIME. “Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography.”

Great Britain, Strange and Familiar For the past forty-odd years, the photographer Martin Parr has trained his eye on all manner of British eccentricity. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/great-britain-strange-and-familiar For the past forty-odd years, the photographer Martin Parr has trained his eye on all manner of British eccentricity: our Union Jack cupcakes and mock-antique gas…

Will Martin Parr’s Photos Change the World? He Doesn’t Think So In documenting his homeland, the British photographer captures its contradictions and ambiguities with a sense of humor. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/lens/will-martin-parrs-photos-change-britain-he-doesnt-think-so.html In documenting his homeland, the British photographer captures its contradictions and ambiguities with a sense of humor.

Martin Parr: 48 Years of Photographing the Quirky and Kitschy in Manchester For almost half a century, the British photographer has captured the diversity and eccentricity of the city of Manchester in northwestern England. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/lens/martin-parr-manchester-photo.html For almost half a century, the British photographer has captured the diversity and eccentricity of the city of Manchester…

Martin Parr’s Evocative Ode to Scotland – Feature Shoot Tomintoul Highland Games, Tomintoul, 2006. The East Mainland Show, Orkney, 2007. In the title of his newest book from Damiani, Martin Parr suggests: Think of Scotland – and what comes to mind?… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2017/11/martin-parrs-evocative-ode-to-scotland/ In the title of his newest book from Damiani, Martin Parr suggests: Think of…

Real Food, No Filter The photos in Martin Parr’s collection bear no resemblance to the aspirational-rustic stylings that dominate food photography today. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/real-food-no-filter?mbid=rss The title of Martin Parr’s newest photography book, “Real Food,” which is out from Phaidon this month, makes it sound like the manifesto of a clean-eating, weight-dropping, soul-lifting…