Talking to a Living Legend: Interviewing Martin Parr (ENG)

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Ulrike, Thomas, Kai (from Gate7) and Pia Parolin chatting with Martin Parr. There was a surprise for Martin, interesting insights into his work and personality and a lot of laughter.

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Shownotes zu Fotopodcast #431

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Welcome to the casino suite ::: Willkommen in der casino suite

The postcard surprise ::: Die Postkartenüberraschung

Kai Behrmann
beim Postkartenkauf

Martin’s exhibition in Baden 2024 ::: Martins Ausstellung in Baden 2024

Behind The Scenes

Lifetime Achievement Award Award ceremony ::: Preisverleihung

Martin´s Artist Talk at the Leica Gallery, Vienna ::: Martins Artist Talk in der Leica Galerie, Wien

Some important links from the episode: :::: Einige wichtige Links aus der Folge:

Martin´s Website

Martin Parr Foundation

BOP Bristol (Books on Photography)

Martin auf Insta

Eamonn Doyle

Alec Soth

SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN PARR

Martin Parr is one of the best-known documentary photographers of his generation.
With over 100 books of his own published, and another 30 edited by Parr, his
photographic legacy is already established.
Parr also acts as a curator and editor. He has curated two photography festivals,
Arles in 2004 and Brighton Biennial in 2010. More recently Parr curated the Barbican
exhibition, Strange and Familiar.
Parr has been a member of the Magnum agency since 1994 and was President from
2013 – 2017. In 2013 Parr was appointed the visiting professor of photography at the
University of Ulster.
Parr’s work has been collected by many of the leading museums, from the Tate, the
Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Martin Parr established the Martin Parr Foundation in 2017.
In 2019 the National Portrait Gallery in London held a major exhibition of Parr’s work
titled Only Human.

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• Our world is beautiful - Der CEWE Photo Award
• FPC428 - T-M-T und Fotozeit! Wenn´s mal wieder länger dauert!
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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Welcome (00:03:09)

3. What do you think of the audio podcast medium? (00:03:33)

4. What does your living room look like? (00:04:13)

5. Tell us about your collecting gene (00:05:06)

6. The postcard surprise (00:05:37)

7. What are your strangest collectibles? (00:07:17)

8. Where do you put put all the stuffl? (00:07:59)

9. Photography is just another form of collecting (00:08:14)

10. What role does collecting play in your photography? (00:08:49)

11. How does your knowledge of milieus influence your photography? (00:09:26)

12. Martin's “Germany Photography” (00:10:09)

13. The roots of Martin's photography in England (00:10:58)

14. The move to color photography (00:11:54)

15. Exotic locations or would you rather photograph in the “backyard”? (00:12:04)

16. Martin Parr Foundation (00:14:24)

17. What are your thoughts on respect? (00:16:40)

18. Martin doesn't take propaganda pictures (00:17:40)

19. Martin on the topic of authenticity (00:19:10)

20. Martin's love of flaws and idiosyncracies - why´s that? (00:19:40)

21. Topic: Publishing photo books (00:20:51)

22. The “new” street photography trend (00:22:30)

23. For example: Eamonn Doyle (00:23:21)

24. Is it harder to be “original” today? (00:25:01)

25. Has Insta democratized photography? (00:26:43)

26. For example: Alec Soth (00:27:18)

27. On teaching photography (00:27:39)

28. How it all began (and why) (00:28:50)

29. Martin and social media (00:30:15)

30. Martin's rant about “film snobs” (00:31:28)

31. Martin asks about the analog scene in Germany (00:32:49)

32. About smartphone photography (00:35:30)

33. How Martin responds to defensive reactions (00:36:21)

34. Martin's analog archive (00:37:23)

35. What do you like best about the photography process? (00:38:14)

36. Do you have a direct sense of whether a picture is a good one? (00:39:23)

37. About undiscovered treasures in the archive (00:40:10)

38. How was the yield in Baden? (00:41:14)

39. About the Foundation's goal with regard to aspiring photographers (00:42:12)

40. What´s your message for next generation photogs? (00:44:36)

41. A piece of advice for future photographers (00:45:32)

42. How do you feel about “Martin Parr clones”? (00:45:55)

43. About inspiration from other photographers (00:47:37)

44. What was your inspiration to switch from B&W to color? (00:47:54)

45. Are you still growing as a photographer? (00:48:57)

46. The people behind the foundation (00:49:58)

47. Looking back, what do you wish you had done differently? (00:51:15)

48. Was the Queen a Martin Parr fan? (00:52:21)

49. Do you have any favorite pictures? (00:52:44)

50. Why does it still make sense to take up photography today? (00:53:15)