Even at this distance I can see the tides
Even at this distance I can see the tides,
Upheaving, break unheard along its base,
A speechless wrath, that rises and subsides
In the white lip and tremor of the face.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), The Lighthouse.
A tribute to Martin Parr (1952-2025)
"Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work." - Martin Parr.
When I made this triptych recently I had in mind the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto. [You can look up his work if you choose.] But when I learned earlier today of the death of Martin Parr on December 6, I just had to make this a little tribute to him.
Martin was the foremost interpreter of the English social landscape. He, along with Don McCullin (b.1935), had claim to being the greatest living British photographers. For more information I've provided some links for those who want to learn from the master of social documentation. There were no special tricks in his photography, just a most perceptive eye for quirky detail, wonderful colour and compositions. Pure photography.
To call him a street photographer wouldn't do him justice. No, Martin was more than that, a genuine sociologist with the camera. This instinct for social history led him to create the Martin Parr Foundation, dedicated to promoting the best of British photography. But most of all from I've heard, he was a jolly good bloke. We will miss him.
To our friend, Martin Parr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFDHLCNO-K8
In 2024 a full length documentary film was made called, I Am Martin Parr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60-EJ6RCiTE
A full interview with Martin Parr about the art of photography.
"First priority is to make an entertaining picture." | Photographer Martin Parr | Louisiana Channel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqDOm3i0eA
Even at this distance I can see the tides
Even at this distance I can see the tides,
Upheaving, break unheard along its base,
A speechless wrath, that rises and subsides
In the white lip and tremor of the face.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), The Lighthouse.
A tribute to Martin Parr (1952-2025)
"Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work." - Martin Parr.
When I made this triptych recently I had in mind the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto. [You can look up his work if you choose.] But when I learned earlier today of the death of Martin Parr on December 6, I just had to make this a little tribute to him.
Martin was the foremost interpreter of the English social landscape. He, along with Don McCullin (b.1935), had claim to being the greatest living British photographers. For more information I've provided some links for those who want to learn from the master of social documentation. There were no special tricks in his photography, just a most perceptive eye for quirky detail, wonderful colour and compositions. Pure photography.
To call him a street photographer wouldn't do him justice. No, Martin was more than that, a genuine sociologist with the camera. This instinct for social history led him to create the Martin Parr Foundation, dedicated to promoting the best of British photography. But most of all from I've heard, he was a jolly good bloke. We will miss him.
To our friend, Martin Parr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFDHLCNO-K8
In 2024 a full length documentary film was made called, I Am Martin Parr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60-EJ6RCiTE
A full interview with Martin Parr about the art of photography.
"First priority is to make an entertaining picture." | Photographer Martin Parr | Louisiana Channel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqDOm3i0eA