Martin Parr Seaside Photography

The national maritime museum in greenwich commissioned the photographer martin parr to take photographs for its forthcoming exhibition the the great british seaside which opens on 22 march.

Martin parr seaside photography. Martin parr has previously waxed lyrical with magnum about why the seaside has proven to be such fertile ground for his work and now as a new book is published featuring a global perspective on the beaches he has photographed beach therapy the photographer considers how the technical development of his own practices has been mirrored throughout this world spanning study. Martin parr s hyper real photos offer a unique window into life in britain from seaside holidays in the mid 1980s to more recent scenes from extinction rebellion and brexit protests. As a documentary photographer martin parr has spent his career attune to the tempo of life in britain. Canon eos 5d mark iv observing the british.

So when i was studying at manchester polytechnic i absolutely loved going to blackpool. These photographs lay the groundworks for the iconic parr series documenting the seaside town of new brighton the last resort which was taken from 1983 to 1985. To village fetes boat races and of course the seaside. Martin parr a prolific collector of objects and ephemera as well as moments in the form of images has long found himself drawn similarly to the seaside my parents were birdwatchers so i didn t get to go to the glitzy seaside resorts when i was young he explains.

His interests in consumerism tourism and class have taken him across the country. This title brings together early martin parr photography taken across british seaside resorts from 1970 to 1982.