Martin Parr
British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector
Ramsgate, Kent, 1986. © Martin Parr
Biography
Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the
constantly growing flood of images released by the media, his
photographs offer us the opportunity to see the world from his unique
perspective. At first glance, his photographs seem exaggerated or even
grotesque. The motifs he chooses are strange, the colours are garish and
the perspectives are unusual. Parr's term for the overwhelming
power of published images is “propaganda”. He counters this
propaganda with his own chosen weapons: criticism, seduction and humour.
As a result, his photographs are original and entertaining, accessible
and understandable. But at the same time they show us in a penetrating
way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we value.
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Foundation
Martin Parr Foundation supports emerging, established and overlooked photographers who have made and continue to make work focussed on Britain and Ireland
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