Martin Parr

Martin Parr’s unmistakable eye for the quirks of ordinary life made him a distinctive voice in visual culture for more than 30 years. Known for his use of garish colours and esoteric composition, he studied cultural peculiarities around the world from Japan to America, Europe, and his home country of Britain. The themes of leisure, consumption and communication occupied him for much of his career, all of which were explored with a penetrating irony. As photographer, filmmaker and collector, Parr defined a generation.