Martin Parr: Life's a Beach (signed & numbered)

Martin Parr

ISBN 10: 1597112240 / ISBN 13: 9781597112246

Published by Aperture, New York, 2012

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Martin Parr: Life's a Beach (signed & numbered),an artist's book done as a photo album. 98 plates Hardcover in slipcase. Number 633 of an edition of 1000. New in original shrinkwrap. 12 3/4" x 9 1/2".Publisher's Description: In the United Kingdom, one is never more than seventy-five miles away from the coast. With this much shoreline, it s not surprising that there is a strong British tradition of photography by the seaside. American photographers may have given birth to street photography, but according to photographer Martin Parr, "in the UK, we have the beach!" Here, he asserts, people can relax, be themselves, and show off all those traces of mildly eccentric British behavior. Parr has been photographing this subject for many decades, documenting all aspects of the tradition. His international career, in fact, could well be traced to the launch of The Last Resort, a 1986 book depicting the seaside resort of New Brighton, near Liverpool. What may be less known is that this obsession has led Parr to photograph beaches across the world. This compilation, his first on the topic, presents photos of beachgoers on far-flung shores, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Thailand, and of course, the UK, among others. This book shows Parr at his best, startling us with the moments of captured absurdity and immersing us in the rituals and traditions associated with beach life the world over.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Martin Parr: Life's a Beach (signed & numbered)
• Publisher: Aperture, New York
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597112240
• ISBN 13: 9781597112246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: new
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

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Synopsis

In the United Kingdom, one is never more than seventy-five miles away from the coast. With this much shoreline, it’s not surprising that there is a strong British tradition of photography by the seaside. American photographers may have given birth to street photography, but according to photographer Martin Parr, “in the UK, we have the beach!” Here, he asserts, people can relax, be themselves, and show off all those traces of mildly eccentric British behavior. Parr has been photographing this subject for many decades, documenting all aspects of the tradition. His international career, in fact, could well be traced to the launch of The Last Resort, a 1986 book depicting the seaside resort of New Brighton, near Liverpool. What may be less known is that this obsession has led Parr to photograph beaches across the world. This compilation, his first on the topic, presents photos of beachgoers on far-flung shores, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Thailand, and of course, the UK, among others. This book shows Parr at his best, startling us with the moments of captured absurdity and immersing us in the rituals and traditions associated with beach life the world over.