OUGD404 - Martin Parr Publication

One of my favourite artists is photographer Martin Parr. He is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist. His work is heavily based around aspects of modern life, documenting social classes and cultural habits.

I have recently discovered two of his books; Think of England and Real Food.

Think of England:
"Think of England is a comic, opinionated, colour-saturated essay about the character of England. It shows work shot in the late 90s and features Parr’s projects on West Bay, British food and flowers. His tour of the clichés of England takes in such subjects as seaside resorts, village fetes, and cups of tea."

I love this book because it depicts England in such a great way, from the images of Brits in sandals at the seaside, to cups of tea and classic cream cakes.


                

     
                     
                            


Real Food:
"A fun collection of Martin Parr's food pictures, which documents the simple notion that 'we are what we eat'.

Real Food celebrates all things food through the eyes of the renowned British photographer Martin Parr - a kaleidoscope of foods the world over, from hot dogs to sticky buns and langoustine to lemon meringue pie.

Featuring photographs taken throughout Martin Parr's prolific career to-date, Real Food will comprise the very best of Parr's iconic imagery - a collection of close-up food shots, in typical garish colour, taken by Parr throughout his travels across the world.

Introduced with an essay by Fergus Henderson, British chef and founder of the restaurant St John's in London, which considers Parr's photographs in the context of global cuisine, and Parr's fascination with the social aspect of food that is at the heart of these photographs."

I just love the garish imagery in Real Food. I like how Parr documents even the worst looking meals -it gives a broad and varied representation of food around the world.