'Photography is very democratic. These people are taking just as good pictures as me, almost by coincidence, but they're doing it because they want to record it - and that's partly my motive as well,' says Parr. Photo: AFP
His kitschy colour-saturated images have made him one of the most beloved figures in photography, and at 70, Britain's Martin Parr is still having fun.
Parr's latest exhibition, at the Magnum Gallery in Paris, is an excellent example of his playful approach - setting his pictures alongside those of amateur photographers without telling visitors which is which.
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'Deja View' exhibition
'Photography is very democratic. These people are taking just as good pictures as me, almost by coincidence, but they're doing it because they want to record it - and that's partly my motive as well,' says Parr. Photo: AFP
Photographs are displayed as part of the 'Deja View' exhibition, featuring the Martin Parr archives. Photo: AFP
A woman visits the 'Deja View' exhibition featuring the Anonymous Project and Martin Parr at the Magnum Photo Gallery in Paris. Photo: AFP
Diapositives are displayed as part of "Deja view" exhibition. Photo: AFP
The Magnum Photo Gallery in Paris has brought together anonymous photographs and archives from Martin Parr for this new exhibition. Photo: AFP
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