Example of my work

Example of my work
Headland/ Hometown

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Narrative - Martin Parr

One of the photographers I have looked at and also watched a documentary on is Martin Parr. His unusual images and unique eye catches something that not everyone might see or even agree with for an image. It is because of this that not all the photographers at Magnum agreed with the decision to allow him to join them at the agency. He is known for taken some images of a certain area in England during the summer and receiving some criticism from some people who thought he was exploiting the people of the working class and showing them to be living in these slum like places as some of the images showed rubbish lying on the floor with people sat right next to it and appearing not to be bothered by it. Another reason he is known throughout the photography world is because during him taking photos of people enjoying the sun he took images that not many had took before. Instead of having people posing and smiling at the camera, he took images of people in ordinary life, just as they are, no posing simply capturing the moment, sometimes with out some of the people looking at the camera or even realising he is there. Below are some of these images he took of people during the summer holidays.
All photos taken by Martin Parr and found on this site http://www.photoforager.com/archives/martin-parr




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