Martin Parr
Actor
- Born
- May 23, 1952 · Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- December 6, 2025 (age 73)
Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) was 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 (1975–82), The Last Resort (1983–85), The Cost of Living (1987–89), Small World (1987–94) and Common Sense (1995–99).
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From 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,[5] and a retrospective at the Barbican Arts Centre, London, in 2002.
The Martin Parr Foundation, founded in 2014, 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. (Wikipedia)
Known for
Cinema16: British Short Films
May 5, 2003
I Am Martin Parr
October 17, 2024
Magnum Photos: The Changing of a Myth
February 21, 2001
The World According to Parr
December 3, 2003
John Shuttleworth: It's Nice Up North
September 1, 2006
Think of England
April 24, 1999
David Hurn: A Life in Pictures
November 4, 2017
HOT SPOTS: Martin Parr in the American South
April 1, 2012
Acting10
- 2024I Am Martin Parr as Self
- 2017David Hurn: A Life in Pictures as Self
- 2012HOT SPOTS: Martin Parr in the American South
- 2009John Shuttleworth: Southern Softies as Himself
- 2006John Shuttleworth: It's Nice Up North as Himself
- 2003The World According to Parr as Self
- 2003Cinema16: British Short Films as Self - Commentary, UK Images (voice)
- 2001Magnum Photos: The Changing of a Myth
- 1999Think of England as Self
- TBAWhat does it mean to be English?