Martin Parr

I was first introduced to martin parr years ago and have always admired the colour in his work, but found the images themselves a bit ...

Magnum's Martin Parr is a master photographer of post-war Britain. We look at how he shoots his colourful and vivid scenes of everyday life

by Martin Parr, A woman tanning on the beach, Florida, United States, 1997

“Prepare for inconsistent weather, humidity, disappointment and dreams deferred.” - RoxaneGay

Martin Parr is the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography prize at the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

I am looking at cakes. There are many cakes to choose from: coffee and walnut cake, chocolate fudge cake, lemon roll, chocolate roll, even a Colin the Caterpillar cake. I ask my wife: “Which cake do you think Martin Parr would like?” “All butter Victoria sandwich!” we say in unison, a little too loudly. Martin Parr has invited me over for tea; a Parr tea if you like. I asked my Twitter followers advice on what gift to take. Cake was the winner; well that and “Something Gaddafi”. There is no…

He talks about his outsider's view on fashion and being bold with bananas.

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Since 1985 Martin Parr has been capturing the kitsch culture of seaside resort towns the world over. Starting with the tattered charm of New Brighton near Liverpool in his famous photo essay _The Last Resort_, the photographer’s anthropological take on beach culture has moved from Englands’ north-west coast to Italy, Spain, and as far as Peru and Argentina. A comprehensive travelling exhibition of his beach photography _Life’s a Beach_ has been making international rounds and is currently on…