Autoportrait
Martin Parr
Dewi Lewis Publishing
English
Hardcover
120 Pages
110X155 mm
2000
ISBN 1899235728
This small publication contains 57 portraits of Parr taken by studio photographers, street photographers and in photo booths across the world. The resulting portfolio shows the range of portraitist’s techniques from elaborate sets, reminiscent of the heyday of the Victorian studio photographer, to airbrushing, hand tinting and digital manipulation.
About the artist:
Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world.
martinparr.com
About the publisher:
Dewi Lewis Publishing is a partnership owned and run by Caroline Warhurst and Dewi Lewis.Founded in 1994, its photography list has an international reputation and has included books by leading British and international photographers such as William Klein, Martin Parr, Simon Norfolk, Fay Godwin, Tom Wood, Sergio Larrain, Frank Horvat, John Blakemore, Paolo Pelegrin and Bruce Gilden. The aim of the company is to bring to the attention of a wider public, accessible but challenging contemporary photography by both established and lesser known practitioners. The company has a worldwide distribution network and is recognised as one of the leading photographic publishers in the world.
dewilewis.com
