Martin Parr, British born 1952.
Parr studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic in the 70's and gained early recognition in the UK and Europe when he won three successive awards from the Arts Council in the late 1970's. He became a member of Magnum in 1994 and is now one of Englands most prolific and high profile photographers whose idiosyncratic style is instantly recognizable the world over. His work has appeared in all major magazines and been exhibited at some of the world's most important museums including the Tate Modern and New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Modern Art, He also directed and made a television documentary films for the BBC and Europe. Parr has also curated photographic festivals written about photography and had close to 20 books on his work published.
Books:
- Martin Parr
- Small World
- Think Of England
- The Last Resort
- Objects
Martin Parr
Magnum: Martin Parr
BBC: Martin Parr