Martin Parr doesn't care for film

[mynewcolour]

http://aleksandrpetrosyan.com/category/75

Some of these are just hilarious. Good stuff.

 

[mynewcolour]

The reason Parr was ground breaking is he took the colour work of people like Stephen Shore and William Eggleston - whose work was reviled by critics for eschewing the dominant monochrome aesthetic of "serious" photography - and gave it an ironic twist. All of those people stepped on the establishment's toes in different ways, and in doing so advanced photography as a medium. You can like Martin Parr's colour work or hate it, but to lack an understanding of its place in the history of photography is pure ignorance.

Absolutely.

And he is still in a niche. Nobody else is shooting culture as he does.

 

[monkowa]

Reading this thread makes me enjoy the singular aspect of photography even more. I think Parr is quite correct about 'snobs' and here lies proof.

Kai is cool, enjoyable and I've learned a lot from him and his cohorts.

As an aside: love or hate it, Parr has done notable work and is highly regarded for a reason.

 

[pentaxuser]

Some of these are just hilarious. Good stuff.

+1 They were all at the very least quirky, some had me chuckling and frame 16 was fantastic.

pentaxuser