First edition Bad Weather by Martin Parr text by Michael Fishen Peter Turner design by Chrissie Charlton

Bad weather

Arts & Photography

Martin Parr

Photography & Video

Art Council of Great Britain

The third volume in an authoritative and comprehensive series, The Photobook: A History volume III provides a unique perspective on the story of contemporary photography through the genre of the photobook. Continuing in the vein of the first two volumes, Volume III is a study of the major trends and movements that have shaped the photobook genre globally since the birth of photography in the early nineteenth century. Volume III pays particular attention to photobooks published after World War II, covering contemporary themes of modern life, from diaristic photography of place and people to twentieth&amp;hyphen;century propaganda books and some of the finest works to emerge from the recent self&amp;hyphen;publishing boom. The Photobook volumes represent a valuable catalogue of rare and important photobooks, and since Phaidon published Volume I in 2004, are now regarded by academics, students and photobook bibliophiles as the definitive works on this subject.

The Photobook: A History (Volume III)

Gerry Badger

Phaidon Press

Phaidon Verlag GmbH

The actual boot: The photographic post card boom, 1900-1920

A.H. Jolly (Editorial) Ltd

The book that changed the course of British photography.

The Last Resort

Promenade Press

Following Martin Parr's celebrated Boring Postcards series, a new installment of his bizarre postcard collection. Domestic icons in a Catholic tradition, these cards were produced in the countries of Southern Europe during the 1970s, showing shamelessly idealized photographs of romantic lovers--frolicking in the hills, holding hands in the sunset, staring dreamily into each others eyes--and of perfect families--greeting Dad after work, in the kitchen baking a cake with Mom, singing together at the piano... A revealing social-historical document and very funny, for all fans of Martin Parr and connoisseurs of photographic kitsch.

Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection

Chris Boot

Artist Book. The 17th title in the now-legendary "One Picture Book" Series by Nazraeli Press, one of the most superb ongoing projects of contemporary art photography. Limited Edition of 500 numbered and signed copies. Accompanied by one tipped-in, original print by the artist/photographer (hence the Series' name). An elegant production: Small-size volume format. Titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Martin Parr. Presents the bitingly satirical yet oddly moving work of the internationally acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr. Parr has long been fascinated by Communist countries and by their artifacts in particular. This small but perfectly presented selection of color images ("Still Lifes", as Martin Parr calls them) colorfully depicts a range of food from a plate of luncheon meat to a gloriously decorated cake, juxtaposed with the necessities of life: Toilet roll, a bar of soap, a dripping tap. "The photographs were taken between 1999 and 2002 in Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania and Kazakhstan. Not all these countries are still under Communist rule but the subjects of Parr's still lifes still survive. Martin Parr is a Magnum photographer whose work has been extensively exhibited and published worldwide" (Publisher's blurb). A neat triumph. 6 color plates, 1 original print. The most important and most influential living British photographer.

MARTIN PARR 7 COMMUNIST STILL LIFES (ONE PICTURE BOOK 17)

NAZRAELI

Nothing has stopped me in my tracks more than when I was first introduced to a set of images collected by Titus Riedl, while attending a Latin American photo forum in São Paulo. If you visit a house in the northeast of Brazil, you are very likely to see a photo painting on the wall. This is a tradition that dates back many years, when a black and white image was not deemed exciting enough. Painted photos are a way of bestowing status on members of your family (both dead and alive) and giving them an iconic, almost saint-like look. When the roving dealers visited these houses, in search of commissions, they were able to facilitate any dream. They could bring back the dead, dress you in expensive clothes and jewellery, make you look years younger. Although these images are still produced, they are now more likely to be computer-generated rather than hand-painted. As I was keen to see the last of these artists in action, Titus decided to arrange an introduction. We went to my hotel room and made the edit that you see here. As another analogue tradition dies, we offer the portraits in this book as a testament to a most remarkable method of creating portraits. Let the dream live on. (From the Introduction by Marin Parr) Retratos Pintados is the fifth title in our series Parr/Nazraeli Edition of Ten

Retratos Pintado

Titus Riedl

Nazraeli Press

Martin Parr: Seven Cups of Tea (One Picture Book #74, with Print)

Signed copy. RRB Photobooks is delighted to present 101 Pictures by Tom Wood. The book is a concise and considered look back at Wood's work selected by Martin Parr, edited and sequenced by Padraig Timoney. "101 Pictures" is the first english language retrospective of Wood’s work, casting light on his 25 year long testament to the people of Merseyside. It includes previously unseen photographs, alongside major works such as the infamous nightclub series, Looking for Love, (1989) and from his seminal Photie Man (2005) publication. "Many of the images that I have selected here are portraits; these are strong, albeit subtle and understated. Tom photographed whole families, groups of workers, couples and individuals, always conveying a sense of dignity and respect.” - Martin Parr.

101 Pictures

Tom Wood

Padraig Timoney

RRB Photobooks

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