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Martin Parr is the cutest little old Englishman in the whole wide world and his photographs show just that.
Born in Epsom, Surrey, UK in 1952, Parr knew he wanted to be a photographer by the time he was fourteen years old. His grandfather was an amateur photographer and showed him the ropes. Parr proceeded to take those ropes and become a way better photographer than his grandfather ever was. Burn.
Parr is known for his extremely real photographs of seemingly picturesque places and things. He has an entire book titled Real Food that shows the opposite of lightly-dressed kale salads and avocado toast. It shows a saran wrapped, sandwiched, turkey leg in the midst of being consumed, and, ironically, the most artificial-looking cakes possible.
Parr did the Gray Malin aerial beach photography before Gray Malin did and for years has documented tourists doing all the best tourist things – pushing up the leaning tower of Pisa, photographing the Mona Lisa and posing in front of the Parthenon. Most of the time his photographs show humanity when it’s less than appealing aka when it has lipstick on its teeth, while it’s letting it all hang out at the beach, and when it’s just staring at a wall bored. People have accused Parr of actively seeking out unattractive things but he insists, “If there is any jarring at all in my photographs, it's because we are so used to ingesting pictures of everywhere looking beautiful” and he just keeps it real, showing things as they are. And for that, we love him… unless we’re ever in one of his books… then we hate him.
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- O'Connor, Joanne. "Is This What You Really Look Like On Holiday?." the Guardian. N.p., 2007. Web. 22 Sept. 2017.
- "CV | Martin Parr." Martinparr.com. Web. 22 Sept. 2017.
- Honey, Eliza. "The Gifts Of Martin Parr." The New Yorker. N.p., 2008. Web. 22 Sept. 2017.
- Pomaerantz, James. "On The Beach With Martin Parr." The New Yorker. N.p., 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2017.
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Here is what Wikipedia says about Martin Parr
Martin Parr CBE (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world.
His major projects have been rural communities (1975–1982), The Last Resort (1983–1985), The Cost of Living (1987–1989), Small World (1987–1994) and Common Sense (1995–1999).
Since 1994, Parr has been a member of Magnum Photos. He has had around 40 solo photobooks published, and has featured in around 80 exhibitions worldwide – including the international touring exhibition ParrWorld, and a retrospective at the Barbican Arts Centre, London, in 2002.
The Martin Parr Foundation, founded in 2014, and registered as a charity in 2015 opened premises in his hometown of Bristol in 2017. It houses his own archive, his collection of British and Irish photography by other photographers, and a gallery.
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