Martin Parr is an English photographer who is most known for his contemporary images highlighting the British stereotype.
Parr's images are full of propaganda and humour which reflect brilliantly throughout his series of images from The Last Resort. This album looks are the British stereotypes of families and individuals from working class backgrounds, many enjoying days out and holidays at a seaside resort in England.
"With photography, I like to create fiction out of reality. I try to do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist."
The images above are taken from his Last Resort series, and personally these are my two favourites. I have chosen Martin Parr as an influence because I love the slight desaturation in the images and his clever use of British humour. Although in my images I don't really want many people in them, I still want to use Parr's use of humour so hopefully I will be able to show the Welsh stereotype or elements within my images.
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