Martin Parr CBE, the famed British documentary photographer hailed as “a giant” of his craft, has died aged 73.
The Martin Parr Basis introduced his demise in a press release on their web site on Sunday saying: “It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce that Martin Parr (1952-2025) died yesterday at house in Bristol.
“He is survived by his wife Susie, his daughter Ellen, his sister Vivien and his grandson George. The family asks for privacy at this time.
“The Martin Parr Basis and Magnum Images will work collectively to protect and share Martin’s legacy.
“More information on this will follow in due course. Martin will be greatly missed.”
Parr was recognised within the Queen’s 2021 birthday honours with a CBE for providers to images and was “one of the best-known documentary photographers of his generation”, in line with an outline on his basis’s web site.
Parr, who was born in Surrey and based mostly his profession in Bristol, had been a member of Magnum Images since 1994 and was president from 2013 to 2017.
In 2017, Parr established the Martin Parr Basis as a house for British images.
‘An enormous of images’
In a quote about his fashion on a devoted web page on Magnum, Parr stated: “With photography, I like to create fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society’s natural prejudice and giving this a twist.”
His work has been collected by a number of the world’s main museums, together with the Tate within the UK, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Trendy Artwork in New York.
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Martin Parr in an undated picture from I Am Martin Parr. Pic: PA
The British Journal of Pictures paid tribute to him, with a press release saying: “A giant of photography, Martin Parr helped foster a seachange in documentary at Magnum Photos and went on to publish scores of photobooks and win retrospectives at Barbican Art Gallery and Jeu de Paume, Paris.
“He additionally championed different image-makers, supporting them by means of his assortment and thru his publishing actions and gallery area.”
