US EditionBritish photographer Martin Parr dies at 73, studio announces
Martin Parr, a key figure in British New Colour Documentary photography, died aged 73 after battling cancer, leaving behind a legacy with over 120 published works.
- Yesterday, the Martin Parr Foundation announced Martin Parr died at home in Bristol, aged 73.
- Parr rose to prominence after The Last Resort depicted holidaymakers in New Brighton, Merseyside, and he became a leading figure in the New Colour Documentary movement with vivid colour and irony.
- He published more than 120 photobooks and kept working into his 70s, recently releasing the autobiographical Utterly Lazy and Inattentive.
- The family has asked for privacy at this time; he is survived by Susie , Ellen , Vivien and George , and the Martin Parr Foundation said `Martin will be greatly missed.`
- He received a CBE for services to photography and was a long-time Magnum Photos member, while The Guardian reported Parr had been diagnosed with cancer, though the foundation gave no details.
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Martin Parr Dies: Influential Documentary Photographer & Chronicler of British Life Was 73
Martin Parr (CBE), the acclaimed British documentary photographer whose vivid, intimate, and often satirical images defined the absurdity of contemporary life and leisure, has died. He passed away at his home in Bristol on Saturday, December 6, at the age of 73. His agency, Magnum Photos, released a statement confirming his passing: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Martin Parr (1952-2025) died yesterday at home in Bristol. He is…
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Al JazeeraAcclaimed British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Martin Parr passed away on Saturday at his home in Bristol, his foundation said
Parr became famous with his iconic photographs of British people relaxing. As a photographer, he traveled the world, from North Korea to the Netherlands.
The British photographer Martin Parr dissected our everyday life with his pictures and documented his absurdities. He held a mirror to the human being and thus shaped the visual culture of a whole epoch. Now he died at the age of 73 years.
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