Martin Parr: Life's a Beach
Parr has photographed beach culture for decades, and this beach- bagsize collection captures "quirky national behaviors" around the globe. (Jan StuartNew York Times Book Review2013-07-14)Martin Parr has spent a lifetime photographing and documenting all aspects of life at the beach - the rituals, the traditions - and has even confessed to being addicted to the beach itself. Formatted like a mini-travel album, this edition covers decades of work from all over the world, yet feels like it could have been part of one trip. Parr's images captures the constantly changing theater of sandy seasides, from surfers and sunbathers to picnickers and newspaper readers. Tropical prints frame images shot in Parr's journalistic style, creating a nostalgic aesthetic that recalls a timeworn photo album. (Bettina KorekSURFACE2013-07-01)