4. Martin Parr

Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer. He was born on May 23^rd 1952, in Surrey, and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1994.

       Parr is best known for his black and white photography, but switched to colour in 1984. His work tends to take a critical look at modern society, specifically consumerism, foreign travel and tourism, motoring, food, family and relationships. When using photography for documentation, there is usually a consistent element in his groups of photographs. For example, Parr took a series of photographs of houses in places including Wolverhampton and Bristol. Not only was the consistent factor the house, but he would also have the residents standing outside/in-front of their house. I like the idea behind this work because it gives an insight into the types of people who live there and kind of community it is part of.