Martin Parr マーティン・パー

Born in 1952 in Epsom, Surrey, in England, over the years, Martin Parr has become one of the most distinctive voices in visual culture, which enabled him to join the Magnum Agency in 1994.
Known for his use of garish colours and esoteric composition, he has studied cultural peculiarities around the world from Japan to America, Europe, and his home country of Britain, also making numerous trips to China since 1985. The themes of leisure, consumption and communication have occupied him for much of his career, all of which are explored with a penetrating irony.
Parr has published over 100 books of his own work and edited another 30. His work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions around the world. Over the years, Parr has received numerous awards including the Sony World Photography Award for Outstanding Contribution to Photography in April 2017, the Erich Salomon Prize in 2006 and the Baume et Mercier award in 2008 in recognition of his professional career and contributions to contemporary photography. In 2014 the Martin Parr Foundation was founded to support emerging, established, and overlooked photographers who have made and continue to make work focused on Britain and Ireland.


Martin Parr will spend some time in Kyoto prior to the festival, photographing the city's mass tourism. These images will be featured in the KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Small World exhibition.