Martin Parr's Last Hurrah

Martin Parr's Last Hurrah

With the arrival of warmer weather, two new coffee-table books revisit the late Martin Parr’s wry pictures—and the environmental warning simmering beneath them By Elena Clavarino Nothing escaped Martin Parr. The British photographer, who died last December at 73, swept across the world with a macro lens, capturing his subjects from uncomfortably close range, in brash, saturated color. Viewers often leave his exhibitions unsure whether to laugh o…