Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives. Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip across England with the uncompromising Parr, whose subjects, frames and colours have revolutionised contemporary photography.

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STORY 

I AM MARTIN PARR uncovers the enigma that is Martin Parr. We follow him on a road trip travelling alongside this tireless adventurer‚ his camera trigger finger always at the ready to capture the smallest details of everyday life.

He is one of the most controversial contemporary photographers of his time‚ with his images often amusing and entertaining those who witness them. Yet‚ he makes us feel ever so slightly uncomfortable‚ caught between a silent laugh and the frightful realization of recognizing ourselves in this uncompromising portrait of consumerist society.

We will have the chance to see him work in detail‚ getting beneath his singular vision of the world whilst retracing his hectic life as a photographer so often misunderstood.

While Martin Parr’s work is now showcased globally‚ his early photography faced challenges and criticism for seemingly trivializing the working class. Why? Perhaps‚ in retrospect‚ he was merely highlighting aspects often overlooked. By thrusting it into the spotlight‚ he prompted necessary discussions. Could it be that provoking discomfort was precisely his intention?

From Bristol‚ where he lives and has set up his incredible foundation to the seaside resort of New Brighton‚ where he will return with us after 40 years to reshoot his most famous work‚ The Last resort‚ I AM MARTIN PARR is the portrait of an extraordinary photographer who revolutionized contemporary photography by inventing a political‚ humanist and accessible photographic language.

FILMMAKER

Lee Shulman is the founder and creative director of The Anonymous Project. He is a graduate of the University of Westminster with a BA (Hons) in film and photography. For the last two decades he has worked as an award-winning film maker both in the UK and France. He is also an avid art collector and very active in the international arts community.

REVIEWS

"An enjoyably big-hearted doc" - Time Out

"Enormously entertaining" - Time Out

"I Am Martin Parr does its job superbly" - Time Out

"the photographer’s needle-sharp eye captures, celebrates, and arguably critiques Britain’s eccentricities, and the wider world’s consumerist excesses, without exaggerating or exploiting them, and Shulman’s film repays him in kindness" - Time Out

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