Contact Sheet Print: Original Slides, 1997 Framing:Custom White Frame

Contact Sheet Print: Original Slides, 1997 Framing:Custom White FrameMartin Parr has always found inspiration on beaches. Ever since his days as a photography student at Manchester Polytechnic in the 1970s, when he would make frequent trips to the seaside resort of Blackpool to take pictures, Parr has seen the beach as a playground for experimentation. More than any other beach location, Benidorm the vast, tourist strewn seaside resort on the eastern coast of Spain could be said to be Parrs favorite. He listed it as

Through words and photographs—their own and others’—they invite the reader into the heart of their artistic processes

to flourish

Tommie Smith and John Carlos

In the quiet of people’s homes

Valparaiso

In staying close to them

arguably one of the most important photographic projects of the second half of the twentieth century

The Berlin Wall – a heavily guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided the city – was built in 1961

The response card asks a simple question: ‘What do you see

” reflected Hurn

a darkroom composition featuring a floral montage

George Rodger and David ‘Chim’ Seymour