Martin Parr

[dinkel]

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=167356

Scroll down . . . and enjoy.

[GetCarter]

this one is pure genius

www.outofrange.net/blogarchive/archives/acropolis-martin-parr.jpg

[GetCarter]

What a hero. Homepage

www.martinparr.com/

Ta Albert

>> Edited by GetCarter on Friday 1st April 20:12

[beano500]

Which links through to Magnum and....

Especially topical:
<a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx"><a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx">www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx</a></a> - each time you visit you get a different shot of JP2

I especially like the one of him pointing and his henchmen laughing......

...Gilles Peress from 1979




>> Edited by beano500 on Saturday 2nd April 17:54

[FourWheelDrift]

This one, must have been a long day.

[dinkel]

My guess: there's a little boy under his skirt . . .

[Bacardi]

There was a good Documentary about Martin Parr, 'Arena' or maybe it was the 'South Bank show', a year or two ago. Worth a watch if they ever repeat it. Interesting to see him work, camera supper-glued to his eye shooting everything. Not really into 'grunge', 'shotgun shooting' photography myself but he does have the eye for it and captures some excellent social docu images, real snapshots of our times, which will be invaluable to future generations.

[Captain Beaky]

I've been to a few exhibitions and talks by Martin Parr. He has a very interesting and frequently amusing perspective on life and how it can be photographed.

Like others with his ability he appears uninterested in the equipment he uses but has an effortless technique that comes from an innate understanding of how photography "works".

Among other things he photgraphed the book "A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring" about peoples' relationship with their cars.

[dinkel]

www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/parr/index.html

www.photographie.com/magazine/publication/102685/img/260/EPSN1094.jpg

www.openeye.org.uk/images/archive/Parr_image1.jpg

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2002/02/01/shahbazi_road.jpg

www.openeye.org.uk/images/archive/Parr_image2.jpg

www.aem.it/home/cms/comunicazione/images/archivio18.jpg

www.olhodarua.blogger.com.br/MParr.jpg

www.sazine.co.kr/m/0205/mag02.jpg

[Bacardi]

Apart from the first and last link, it would seem that Martin Parr is equally capable of taking some really terrible pictures....... just like the rest of us.

[dinkel]

I don't think Parr's pics are about aesthetics. More about ethics and human behaviour . . .

www.nmpft.org.uk/education/notes/Parrnotes.pdf

Pisa pic is hilarious.

Well, I'm a fan since Brighton . . . and will be for ever.

[Bacardi]

dinkel said:

I don't think Parr's pics are about aesthetics. More about ethics and human behaviour . . .

Yes, I think you are absolutely right.

I'm a fan and love the New Brighton stuff too. Thanks for posting the pdf link, an interesting read. IICR, the documentary I saw was his 'biography', if you like, and I'd forgotten most of it, so it was good to read it again.

However, I still think most of the pics in the above links are...... er...... well, to be frank, rubbish.

What is so special about this:



or this:



Just because Martin Parr shot them doesn't automatically make them master pieces. As I said above, he does capture some remarkable images, true moments in time which will stand the test of time. The Pisa one demonstrates his 'eye' and ability to think outside of the box. Suberb. Long may he continue.

It's an interesting question. What makes a great picture. It's also interesting to see how different sides of the profession work. Martin Parr TAKES pictures, millions of them, so it's fair to expect that some of them should be pretty good, given the law of averages. He makes his living from sales through Magnum and books etc. He is unencumbered by deadlines, clients breathing down his neck or satisfying anyone else etc.

Another photographer who I admire very much is a guy called Mark Tucker. He works out of Nashville. He is a commercial photographer, commissioned to CREATE pictures, to deadline and to satisfy a client. I'm not for a minute trying to compare them, their work is completely different. Tucker's commercial work is obviously more contrived and polished but his personal work also has an air of reportage/social documentary about them. I think what I'm trying to say is that I have more admiration for someone who can use a wider range of techniques to create pictures as well as just taking pictures. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do:

A general portfolio

www.marktucker.com/r_lifestylebook/source/cowboyboots.html

The sort of social docu he does:

www.marktucker.com/r_barkoween/source/barkoweenintro.html

[dinkel]

Best BB Thornton portrait . . .

This guy knows his photography.

Parr is more 'common'. His pics are not pretty but they tell stories. Helped me a lot not to construct while photographing.

Oops meeting . . .