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The May edition of the Uk photo mag 'Photography Monthly' has an excellent interview/review of the English documentary photographer Martin Parr. Now 53, Parr has been documenting the ordinary with his unique blend of subtle humour for the past 30 years. A member of 'Magnum' since 1994 he is also Professor of Photography at the University of Wales. Recently, he has been in great demand for lending his subtle slant to advertising and also fashion,..or, as he claims, "non-fashion" portrail of clothing.
Although I know his work well, I had not realised that virtually all his current output is made using Mamiya 7 cameras.
Whereas his early B/W work had a kindly humour, the current colour output frequently has a chilling quality to the interplay of the characters which amazes the viewer. The many shots in the magazine are all worth studying as examples of the 'decisive moment' and its worth buying the mag just for the two images from Parr's '9/11 Tourism in New York' project,......icy studies of expressionless tourists and beaming attendants, delicately lit with subtle fill flash!
You can view some of Parr's shots on his website; www.martinparr.com although I found it confusing and hard to navigate to find his most famous shots. Also, his work can be found on magnums site at; www.magnumphoto.com
Although I know his work well, I had not realised that virtually all his current output is made using Mamiya 7 cameras.
Whereas his early B/W work had a kindly humour, the current colour output frequently has a chilling quality to the interplay of the characters which amazes the viewer. The many shots in the magazine are all worth studying as examples of the 'decisive moment' and its worth buying the mag just for the two images from Parr's '9/11 Tourism in New York' project,......icy studies of expressionless tourists and beaming attendants, delicately lit with subtle fill flash!
You can view some of Parr's shots on his website; www.martinparr.com although I found it confusing and hard to navigate to find his most famous shots. Also, his work can be found on magnums site at; www.magnumphoto.com