Only Human: Photographs by Martin Parr by Phillip Prodger


Only Human: Photographs by Martin Parr
Title : Only Human: Photographs by Martin Parr
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ISBN : 071487857X
ISBN-10 : 9780714878577
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 240
Publication : Published May 1, 2019

Explore the concepts of Britishness and national identity through the rituals and habits of everyday life Published to coincide with Parr's 2019 exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery  -  Only Human  examines what it means to be human at a time of both change and retrospection. Martin Parr explores the photographer's most enduring subject - people - as never before. By turns witty, surprising, and ingenious, Martin Parr's photographs from the last decade reveal the eccentricities of modern life with affection and insight. Only Human  features unpublished work and never-before-seen portraits of renowned personalities such as Alain de Botton, Anna Wintour, Paul Smith, Zadie Smith, and Vivienne Westwood. This book also includes new essays and commentary on Parr's photography by curator and writer Phillip Prodger and an introduction by Grayson Perry.


Only Human: Photographs by Martin Parr Reviews


  • Brendan Mansfield

    Has some interesting writing about Parr's career. I think the writing might've been more interesting to me than the images of the book. Overall it's a cool study of human personalities, and how we express our identities through our poses, or clothes, and our facial expressions.