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.
Images:
Parr, M.
(1997). Spain, Benidorm [Online]. Available at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&VBID=2K1HZS6ZPXSFB&IT=ZoomImage01_VForm&IID=2S5RYDZFBA7L&ALID=2K7O3R13MVJE&PN=23&CT=Album
(Accessed: 4 April 2012).
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).
Parr, M.
(1992). The Pyramids. [Online]. Available at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&VBID=2K1HZS6ZPXSFB&IT=ZoomImage01_VForm&IID=29YL53IWK_7&ALID=2K7O3R13MVJE&PN=56&CT=Album
(Accessed: 4 April 2012).
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