AS Photography ; Martin Parr- MJ Ferrer

About Martin Parr:Martin Parr was born on 23rd May 1952 in

Epsom, Surrey. He is a British

Documentary Photographer. He is well

known for his photographic projects

that take a critical look at modern

society , foreign travel and tourism,

family and relationships and foods.

Martin Parr wanted to become a

photographer since he was 14 yrs.

old. From the year 1970-1973 he

studied photography at Manchester

Polytechnic which is now called

Manchester Metropolitan University.

He got married in 1980 to Susan

Mitchell and has a daughter named

Ellen Parr.

5 Chosen Images:On this photo I like how he has

managed to capture the filters of

the used cigarettes. I think it is

good that he has managed to

capture them and also in different

sizes. The cigarettes are all

balanced out in there own

positions and I like how he used

the format landscape because, it

really shows a wide range of the

cigarettes.

Now this photo I like this because of

how he has taken it. I like how the

camera just focused on the brioche

and also because of the sprinkles

the brioche stands out really well.

I also like the technique he used

on this photo which is simplicity

and also maybe foreground

interest because the image is so

simple and yet we know that the

main focus is the brioche bread.

I like this photo because of the

colour. I like how the kids are

balanced together and how the

colour of what they ‘re wearing

makes the image stand out more.

I like the background because it

makes the image look kind of old.

Like it’s been taken from a long

time ago. In this photo I see one

of the rules of composition and

that’s balance because the

children make the image really

balance out.

I find this photo really interesting

because you can see quiet a lot of

different activities happening at

the same time and that’s one of

the reasons why I like this photo.

It isn’t just based on one

movement or activity within the

image. There’s the couples who is

sat down on the bench, the little

baby on the trolley and the lady

pointing somewhere. I also like

the colour of the image because it

makes it look a little retro and

vintage and I think that images

with that type of colour is very

good.

This photo stands out in my eyes

because it looks retro. This photo

was probably taken back in 1980’s

and I just like how he has

combined all the colours together

and the things as well. The photo

looks really balanced out. On this

photo he has used the format

portrait to capture the length of

the big umbrella and also the

width of it. The two beach chairs

really make the image more

interesting.