The iconic photographer believed his two years shooting horse fairs, pubs and dance halls in the 1980s had been overlooked. A new exhibition aims to put that right
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78 days ago
‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class-conscious photography ⊕
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Unfettered love for late photographer in France and elsewhere stands in contrast to occasional reservations in UK
The death of Martin Parr, the photographer whose work chronicled the rituals and cust…
80 days ago
‘I drunkenly hugged him and said I love you, Martin Parr!’ Grayson Perry, Don McCullin and more on Britain’s national photographer ⊕⊕
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With a sharp eye and saturated colours, Parr’s photographs revealed the world in all its eccentric glory. Here, his friends, peers and collaborators pay tribute to a master
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81 days ago
‘He made the mundane magnificent’: Martin Parr could make a chip shop as mighty as a cathedral ⊕
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A brilliantly human photographer, he celebrated the overlooked, finding beauty in cheese sandwiches at a church fete or people queuing for ice cream at the beach – all while poking fun at Britishness
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82 days ago
Renowned British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 ⊕
He is being remembered for his famous, kitschy, colour-saturated images, which highlight all elements of life in Britain and beyond.
Acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 ○
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A chronicler of the everyday, Parr made work famed for its biting observations delivered in highly saturated colour.
Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73 ⊖
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From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour
‘There’s something very interesting about boring’: Martin Parr on his life in pictures
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British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 ⊖
Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, has died at the age of 73.
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Youth: Magnum print sale including Brigitte Bardot and James Dean – in pictures ⊕
Magnum partners with Aperture for its square print sale titled Youth. Capturing the electric charge of growing up, from Dennis Stock’s portrait of James Dean, and Danny Clinch’s shot of Bruce Springs…
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story – exhilarating record of game-changing photographer ⊕⊕
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Brathwaite’s empowering images of African Americans in the 1960s gave a new generation a fresh template for representation, brilliantly honoured here
There have been some fascinat…