Overview
- Parr died at home in Bristol on December 6, according to a statement released by the Martin Parr Foundation on December 7, which also asked for family privacy and named his survivors.
- No cause of death was disclosed by the foundation; Parr had publicly revealed a myeloma diagnosis in 2021.
- The foundation said it will coordinate with Magnum Photos on preserving and sharing his work; Parr joined Magnum in 1994 and served as its president from 2013 to 2017.
- Known for saturated color, close-up flash and wry social observation, he broke through with The Last Resort in the 1980s, a series both lauded and criticized for its depiction of working-class holidaymakers.
- He published more than 100 books, saw his photographs enter major collections including MoMA, Tate and the Centre Pompidou, and received a CBE in 2021 for services to photography.