Martin Parr: Beach Therapy

Martin Parr has been a photographer for over 30 years, and has always photographed on beaches, particularly in the UK. Recently, he has started exploring the beach with a telephoto lens, which is rarely used in art and documentary photography. This involves incorporating the vegetation on the perimeter with the beach as a backdrop, both in and out of focus.

Format: Hardback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 07 February 2019
Publisher: Damiani

Martin Parr has been a photographer for an extended period of time, and he has consistently captured images on beaches, particularly in the UK. He has frequently utilized the beach as a testing ground for new cameras and techniques. For instance, when he transitioned from black and white to medium format color in the early 1980s, his first significant project focused on New Brighton, a rundown seaside resort near Liverpool. In recent months, he has begun exploring the beach using a telephoto lens. This lens is rarely used in the world of art and documentary photography, making it a challenge to find innovative ways to utilize it. Often, this involves incorporating the vegetation on the perimeter with the beach as a backdrop, both in and out of focus. Throughout his career, Parr has experimented with various lenses, including a close-up macro lens, a medium format wide-angled camera, and now this latest offering with the telephoto.

Weight: 1780g
Dimension: 336 x 396 x 48 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788862086264
Edition number: Limited Edition