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Martin Parr CBE (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, [3] photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological [4] look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world.
Still life photography is a genre of photography used for the depiction of inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects. Similar to still life painting, it is the application of photography to the still life artistic style. [1] Tabletop photography, product photography, food photography, found object photography etc. are ...
The TV show takes the form of a constructive competition judged by photographer Martin Parr of the Magnum Photos photo agency, Brett Rogers of the Photographers' Gallery and Alex Proud of Proud Galleries. [1] The TV series consists of three hour long episodes, first broadcast in the UK in January 2008. [1]
Parr trained as an actor and his work includes the West End productions of Woman In Mind, with Janie Dee, directed by Alan Ayckbourn at the Vaudeville Theatre, [1] Maddie directed by Martin Connor, Time and the Conways with Penelope Keith and Pygmalion with Roy Marsden. His other theatre work includes most repertory theatres in the UK.
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger say that Parke's first book Dream/Life is "as dynamic a set of street pictures as has been seen outside the United States or Japan". [9] Awards include: 1996–1998: 5 Gold Lenses, International Olympic Committee. [10] 1999: Second prize, Daily Life category, World Press Photo Award (for "Bathurst Car Races"). [11]
Dickson graduated from the New Zealand Film & Television School in Wellington, New Zealand in 2009 where his tutors included John Reid and Geoff Murphy.In 2016 he gained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from Ulster University, Belfast where his tutors included Paul Seawright, Donovan Wylie and Martin Parr.
The album's artwork features a 2004 photograph of a man swimming alone in the Gourock Outdoor Pool in Gourock, Scotland, taken by Martin Parr. Its title refers to Darren "Smoggy" Evans, the band's longtime bodyguard. The Ballad of Darren was released to positive reviews. It became the band's seventh consecutive number one album debut in the UK.
Val Williams is a British curator and author who has become an authority on British photography.She is the Professor of the History and Culture of Photography at the London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London, [1] and was formerly the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Hasselblad Center.