Photo: Raph_PH / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Martin Parr is, to me, one of the great humanists disguised as a satirist. His saturated, almost garish images of British seaside resorts, supermarket aisles and cheap souvenirs could read as mockery, but I always sense affection underneath. What I admire most is that even after the Erich Salomon Prize and a CBE, he never abandoned the unglamorous, plastic-bright corners of ordinary life. He turned consumerism and class into a comedy we all recognize ourselves in. With his passing in 2025, photography lost a rare eye that found dignity in the absurd, and his color will keep teaching us how to look.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Parr
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・パー
- Reading
- まーてぃん・ぱー
- Born
- May 23, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Epsom, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- photographer / photojournalist / director / cinematographer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
Awards & achievements
- 1985 Preis für junge europäische Fotografen
- 2006 Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
- 2008 Royal Photographic Society Award
- 2014 Lucie Award
- 2021 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://martinparr.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/martinparrstudio/
- Xhttps://x.com/ParrStudio
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Parr
Frequently asked questions
When was Martin Parr born?
Born May 23, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Martin Parr from?
Martin Parr is from Epsom, United Kingdom.
What does Martin Parr do?
Martin Parr works as photographer, photojournalist, director, cinematographer, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.