Martin Parr Interview & Foundation Tour - Make A Good Connection To The Subject To Take Great Photos

Good photography comes when someone has a good connection to the subject. British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector Martin Parr is best known for his brightly lit and color saturated images. After 15 years of taking pictures in black and white Parr started using commercial photography techniques and principles for his color documentary photography. He has worked on numerous photographic projects and has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery his oblique approach to social documentary and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad. In 2017 Parr opened his foundation in Bristol and I was lucky enough to talk with him there about taking pictures, editing documentary work, wearing socks with sandals and much.

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Index: 00:00 - Start 01:06 - How do you take pictures that go beyond the mundane level but also beyong cliché. 02:02 - How can you go beyond obvious? 04:41 - What is your process on location? 06:00 - Have you ever felt limited by your style? 07:55 - Do you have the freedom to express yourself during commercial shoot? 10:02 - Is there a difference between a book and exhibition? (when presenting your pictures) 11:33 - Do you care about how will a photo age? 11:59 - Do trends spoil photography? 13:00 - Family photography 13:32 - How can you document your family more seriously 14:04 - Chapter 13 14:45 - What is it that you are looking for when you open a photography book? 17:32 - Chapter 15 18:32 - Future of photography? 19:06 - You want to be a famous photographer? 19:57 - About Photography challenge 27:58 - Taking pictures of children on street 29:06 - Will street photography be banned eventually? 29:35 - What is it about socks and sandals? 30:11 - Advice to your younger self 30:33 - Martin Parr Foundation Tour 37:09 - Archives 40:56 - Library 42:16 - Looking at the projects 46:34 - The end, Thank you for listening!