Wednesday 4 April 2012

Martin Parr



Martin Parr is very different from his fellow colleagues photographers, he doesn’t try to capture something great and eternal, he is more interested in something that is momentary and insignificant. To my mind he plays a role of a collector, collecting everything around- bored visitors in a cafe, picnic parties, tourists in the museums, seagulls eating chips on the beach, flowers at a gas station, etc. Parr’s photographs allow us to see something strange, funny and sometimes even vulgar that we usually don’t notice in the ordinary world. Martin Parr was born in 1952 in the British town Epsom, Surrey. At the age of 14, he was influenced by his grandfather to start doing photography. He uses small/medium format cameras; even in daytime he uses flash, loves bright colors, thinks outside of the box and finds something extraordinary in the ordinary things. In 1994, Martin Parr became a member of the Magnum agency even despite the fact that many members of the agency were against his admission. His provocative style created intense debates, though to my mind he is truly amazing, at least for that never-ending passion for street/documentary photography. 




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Tagliaventi, A., Leonelli, L., Mauro, A., Zanot, F., Curti, D. (2009) Foto: Box. Translated by Jimena Bargados, Catriona Cappleman, Clare Costa, Grace Crerar-Bromlow and Luisa Nitrato Izzo. Reprint, London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2009.  
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Parr, M. (1983-85). GB. England. New Brighton. From “The Last Resort” [Online]. Available at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&VBID=2K1HZS6ZPXSFB&IT=ZoomImage01_VForm&IID=2S5RYDZE3ZS6&ALID=2K7O3R13MVJE&PN=38&CT=Album  (Accessed: 4 April 2012).





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