US EditionBritish photographer Martin Parr dies at 73, studio announces
Martin Parr, a key figure in British New Colour Documentary photography, died aged 73 after battling cancer, leaving behind a legacy with over 120 published works.
- Yesterday, the Martin Parr Foundation announced Martin Parr died at home in Bristol, aged 73.
- Parr rose to prominence after The Last Resort depicted holidaymakers in New Brighton, Merseyside, and he became a leading figure in the New Colour Documentary movement with vivid colour and irony.
- He published more than 120 photobooks and kept working into his 70s, recently releasing the autobiographical Utterly Lazy and Inattentive.
- The family has asked for privacy at this time; he is survived by Susie , Ellen , Vivien and George , and the Martin Parr Foundation said `Martin will be greatly missed.`
- He received a CBE for services to photography and was a long-time Magnum Photos member, while The Guardian reported Parr had been diagnosed with cancer, though the foundation gave no details.
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A famous photographer, considered one of the most influential photographers of his generation, died at his home on Saturday at the age of 73.
His glaring, ironic, and partly bitterly evil photographs of British life made the photographer Martin Parr world famous. He died on Saturday at the age of 73 in the West English town of Bristol, as his foundation and the agency Magnum Photos reported.
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