Radio interview with Martin Parr

[Brooktaw]

Fans of Martin Parr and his distinctive social documentary work will probably enjoy this interview with him on the BBC, accessible from anywhere in the world via this link.

This Cultural Life - Martin Parr - BBC Sounds

Photographer Martin Parr on the formative influences that inspired his own creativity.

www.bbc.co.uk

A lot of interesting ideas and comments about interacting with people, responding to critics and acceptable hit rates.

I was impressed with how he comes across.

Chris Miles

 

[Canyongazer]

Agreed, Chris. Seems a very decent man.
He had some kind words for William Eggleston and Steven Shore.
IMO, Parr's work is vastly superior to both.

 

[rulnacco]

Agreed, Chris. Seems a very decent man.
He had some kind words for William Eggleston and Steven Shore.
IMO, Parr's work is vastly superior to both.

Mmmm. Some bold words there. Personally, I don't agree; Eggleston, in particular was a bit of a pioneer, and I find myself more fascinated, generally, by his work--and often by Shore's, seeing his images printed at enormous size and hung on the wall makes you understand and appreciate it more--than Parr's. Although I do love Parr's work--he's definitely in my top 10 personal favorites.

Not only that, he really *is* a nice guy: I've bumped into him twice, once at an exhibition in London--not of his own work, he'd come to see some work from the 60s and 70s, including Eggleston, Bruce Davidson, Ernest Cole, Raghubir Singh, Boris Mikhailov, Graciela Iturbide, and others--and at a tram stop in Istanbul, where he invited me to come to the festival of photobooks he was there to attend, which I took him up on the next day. Both times, he was approachable, gracious, and kind.