MARTIN PARR

An accessible monograph on one of Britain's leading contemporary photographers.

Martin Parr (b. 1952) is one of the best-known and most influential photographers working today, acclaimed for his frank chronicling of British life
This introductory monograph charts Parr’s entire career including early black and white photographs, unpublished images made over the last five years, and works from all his major projects, including The Last Resort and Think of England
A prolific book-maker and collector and a long-standing member of the Magnum photographic agency, this book is an affordable companion to Parr’s other Phaidon publications including his retrospective, Martin Parr, Think of England, Boring Postcards and The Photobook: A History volume I and volume II
An introductory essay by Sandra Phillips, the highly regarded curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, assesses Parr’s contribution to photography and provides a witty, insightful analysis to the photographs

The work of Martin Parr (b. 1952) bridges the divide between art and documentary photography. His studies of the idiosyncrasies of mass culture and consumerism around the world, his innovative imagery and his prolific output have placed him firmly at the forefront of contemporary art. He has also made a number of influential photobooks on his work, including The Last Resort (1986), Think of England (2000)and Boring Postcards (2000) and is himself an avid collector of books and a world authority on the photobook, co-authoring The Photobook: A History Volume I and Volume II with Gerry Badger in 2004 and 2006. He has been the subject of numerous exhibitions including a major travelling retrospective that originated at the Barbican Art Gallery in London in 2002, with an accompanying catalogue by Val Williams (Phaidon Press, 2002). An active member of the Magnum photographic agency since 1994, Parr has also worked in fashion and commercial photography, and film-making.