Martin Parr
Martin Parr is one of the most celebrated documentary photographers of his generation. With more than 100 books and 30 others published by him, his photographic legacy is already established.
Parr also acts as a curator and editor. He has curated two photographic festivals, Arles in 2004 and the Brighton Photo Biennial in 2010. Most recently, he curated the exhibition Strange and Familiar at the Barbican Center in London.
Martin Parr has been a member of the Magnum agency since 1994 and was its President from 2013 to 2017. In 2013, Parr was appointed Associate Professor of Photography at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland).
Martin Parr's work can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Tate, the Centre Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2017, Martin Parr established the Martin Parr Foundation.
In 2019, the National Portrait Gallery in London hosted a major exhibition of his work entitled "Only Human".