Martin Parr

The definitive retrospective of Martin Parr’s career, and the only truly comprehensive volume of his work, revised to include the last 10 years of his practice and his final photographs

‘He had a needle-sharp eye for the material culture of our times and has changed the way we look.’ – Grayson Perry, I Am Martin Parr

The acute observation, wit, and vivid color of Martin Parr’s work established him as one of the most successful, influential, and popular contemporary photographers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

This sweeping retrospective is the ultimate survey of the English photographer’s entire career and one of the last books on which he worked. Now in its third edition, this updated volume, with its stunning photographic clothbound cover, includes more than 800 images, including selections from all his best-known projects, such as ‘The Last Resort’ and ‘Point of Sale’, together with earlier material in black and white.

A new chapter added to this major publication charts the last ten years of Parr’s work, showcasing his commercial fashion work with Gucci and Vogue, among others, as well as recent projects that capture his typical dryly humorous view of British life in the twenty-first century.

Brand-new ‘Parrstories’ reveal the expanded photographic practice of his recent years: his curating, publishing, and collecting. Ten new thematic case studies explore the topics that interested Martin the most and recur throughout his photography, from beaches and the home to food and the establishment.

Drawing on unparalleled access to Parr’s personal archives and extensive, in-depth interviews with the photographer himself, the eminent writer and curator Val Williams charts the full sweep of his life and career – confirming this book as a landmark reassessment of Parr’s place among the defining artists of his time.