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MARTIN PARR
Né à Epsom, Surrey, Royaume-Uni en 1952. Vit et travaille à Londres.
Born in Epsom, Surrey, UK in 1952. Lives and works in London.
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES / SOLO SHOWS
2015
The Non Conformists, Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK
Rocket Gallery, London, UK
Life’s a Beach, le Théâtre de la Photographie, Nice, France
Black Country Stories, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK
Martin Parr at the Beach, Le Bon Marché, Paris, France
Martin Parr, Galeria Lume, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2014
The Almalfi Coast, Studio Trisorio, Napoli, Italy
Food (& other stories), galerie kamel mennour, Paris
Black Country Stories, New Art Gallery Walsall, UK
We love Britain !, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
Martin Parr's Paris, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris.
Only in England (The Non-Conformists) with Tony Ray-Jones, National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom
Life’s a Beach and Machu Picchu, Lima Photo Biennial, Lima, Peru
Martin Parr : Liberation, Jersey Museum, The Channel Islands.
The Non Conformists, La Virreina Image Centre, Barcelona.
2013
Life’s a Beach, Aperture, New York.
Made in the UK, Katara Cultural Village, Doha.
Janet Borden / Martin Parr: USA Colour.
Liberation Exhibition, Guernsey.
Souvenir, Museum Gestaltung, Zurich.
Galerie Paris Beijing.
Luxury / Multimedia, Art Museum Moscow, Russia.
2012
Think of Finland, Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland.
No Worries, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Australia.
New Pictures 6, Minneapolis Winter Games, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA.
Assorted Cocktail, Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, Netherlands.
Souvenir. Martin Parr, Photography and Collecting, CCCB, Barcelona, Spain.
Small World, Phototheatron, The Athens House of Photography, Athens, Greece.
Life’s a Beach, Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, France.
Playas, Paraty em Foco, Paraty, Brazil.
Luxury and Beaches, Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
Project Chinatown, The Sound Agents, Liverpool, UK.
Black Country Stories, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK.
National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2011
Assorted Cocktail, DOX, Prague, Czech Republic.
The Real World, Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
The Goutte d’Or, Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris, France.
On The Beach, Photomed Festival, Sanary-sur-mer, France.
Luxury, Bogota Photography Festival, Colombia.
What Would You Save in a Flood? In association with Oxfam, Proud Gallery, London.
Small World, Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey.
Albania 1990, Common Sense & Small Word, The National gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania.
Bristol and West, M Shed, Bristol, UK.
2010
Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago.
Playas, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
Martin Parr at PHOTOINK, New Delhi.
Working Men’s Clubs, Earlswood Working Men’s Club, Cardiff, UK.
Luxury, Janet Borden, New York.
Four Decades, Studio Trisorio, Naples.
Luxury, Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid.
The Real World, Kaunas Photo Gallery, Lituania.
Un Monde a Parr, Rennes.
Black Country Stories, The Public, West Bromwich.
Luxury, Month of Photography, Bratislava.
All Things Parr, Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, USA.
2009
Parr-O-Rama, Janet Borden, New York.
Playas, kamel mennour, Paris.
Planète Parr, Jeu de Paume, Paris.
Martin Parr at Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing.
Luxury, GunGallery, Stockholm.
Luxury, Nicola Von Senger, Zurich.
ParrWorld, Baltic, Gateshead, UK.
Assorted Cocktail, Casal Solleric, Palma, Majorca.
Martin Parr, Sei Fotografie, Macro, Rome.
Retrospective of Books, Rocket Gallery, London.
2008
Dubai, The Third Line, Dubai.
ParrWorld, Haus der Kunst, Munich.
Assorted Cocktail, Santralistanbul, Turkey.
ParrWorld, Breda Design Museum, Netherlands.
Small world, Breda Photo, Netherlands.
Melbourne Cup, Niagara Gallery, Melbourne.
2007
Retrospective, Seoul Arts Centre.
Autoportrait, ZPAFiS-KA Gallery, Krakow.
Fashion Magazine, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
Fashion Newspaper, Paul Smith Space, Tokyo.
Retrospective, Kulturhuset, Stockholm.
Assorted Cocktail, C/O Berlin.
2006
Food, Nordic Festival of Light, 2006.
Port Elliot House, Port Elliot Literary Festival.
Retrospective, Forma Gallery, Milan.
Cocktail, Photokina, Cologne.
Mexico, Janet Borden Gallery.
2005
Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver.
PhotoEspana, Madrid.
Bon Marché, Paris.
Die Kunsthalle, Mannheim.
Rocket Gallery, London.
Montreal Festival of Photography.
Nicola von Senger Gallery, Zurich.
Kamel Mennour Gallery, Paris.
Fashion Show, Rocket Gallery London.
Fashion Show, Bon Marche Paris.
Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago.
Retrospective, MEP, Paris.
Common Sense, Niagra Gallery, Melbourne.
2003
Studio Trisorio, Naples.
National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen.
Kunsthalle Rotterdam.
Renia Sofia, Madrid.
20/21 Essen, Germany.
2002
Martin Parr: Photographic Works 1971-2000, Barbican Art Gallery, London.
The Phone Show, Rocket Gallery, London.
Rose Gallery, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica USA.
Sirieuze Zaken, Amsterdam.
Martin Parr Photoworks 1971 - 2000, Barbican Art Gallery and major European tour.
Rocket Gallery London.
Rose Gallery, Los Angeles.
2001
Think of England, Rocket Gallery.
2000
20/21 Gallery, Essen, Germany.
Autoportrait, Tom Blau Gallery, London.
Japonais Endormis, Kunsthalle, Rotterdam.
Galerie du Jour, Paris.
Kulturbeutel, Old Post Office, Mitte Berlin.
1999
Common Sense, 43 locations worldwide.
Benidorm, Sprengel Museum, Hanover.
1998
Ooh La La, National Museum of Photography, Bradford.
Japonais Endormis, Galerie du Jour, Paris.
Gallery Riis, Oslo.
1997
West Bay, Rocket Gallery, London.
1996
Janet Borden, New York.
1995
Small World, Photographer's Gallery, London, UK.
Small World and From A to B, National Centre of Photography, Paris.
Galerie du Jour, Paris.
1994
From A to B, 27 Welcome Break service stations, UK.
Curitiba Photo Festival, Brazil.
1993
Kiek in de Kok Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
A Year in the Life of Chew Stoke, Chew Stoke Village Hall, Bristol.
Bored Couples, Galerie du Jour, Paris and subsequent tour.
Home and Abroad, Watershed Gallery, Bristol and international tour.
1992
Gallery Jacques Gordat, Paris.
Signs of the Times, Janet Borden, New York.
1991
Janet Borden, New York.
1989
The Cost of Living, Royal Photographic Society, Bath and tour.
1988
Kodak Gallery, Tokyo and Osaka.
1987
ICP Midtown, New York.
Spending Time, National Centre of Photography, Paris.
1986
Point of Sale, Salford City Art Gallery.
The Last Resort, Serpentine Gallery, London.
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany.
Arles Festival, France.
Fotograficentrum, Stockholm, Sweden.
Amsterdam Manifestation.
1985
A Fair Day, Orchard Gallery, Derry and tour.
George Eastman House, Rochester.
1984
International Photography Festival, Malmo, Sweden.
British Photographic Art, Geology Museum, Beixing, China.
1983
Bad Weather, Photgrapher's Gallery, London and subsequent tour.
1982
Rural Irish Photographers, Neikrug Gallery, New York.
1981
The Non-Conformists, Camerawork, London.
1978
Fotomania Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
1977
Photographer's Gallery, London.
1976
Beauty Spots, Impressions Gallery, York and subsequent tour.
1974
Home Sweet Home, Impressions Gallery, York, and Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol.
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES / GROUP SHOWS
2015
A Place in the Sun, Barbado, Lisbon, Portugal
Oops… Chocolate !, Expo, Milan, italy
Work, Rest and Play, British Photography from the 1960’s to Today, OCT Loft, Shenzhen, China
Magnificent Obsessions, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, UK
GuatePhoto Festival 15, Guatemala
Terror and Wonder : The Gothic Imagination, British Library, London
Rich Pickings – Displaying Wealth, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany
Open for business, Touring exhibition in collaboration with Multistory and Magnum Photos : Plymouth City Museum and
Art Gallery / MShed, Bristol / Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
2014
International Festival of Photography, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Lima's Photography Biennal, Peru.
Open for business, Touring exhibition in collaboration with Multistory and Magnum Photos : National Media Museum,
Bradford / March, Birmingham / National Railway Museum, York /Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester /
Science Museum, London, University of South Wales, Newport
Playgrounds, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
2013
Martin Parr and Tony Ray-Jones, Media Space, London.
Homelands, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi ; Harrington Street Art Centre, Calcutta ; Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Bombay;
National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore, Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery, National Gallery of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.
2012
Picturing the South, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA.
I See China, Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present, The National Gallery, London.
2011
The Truth is Not in the Mirror, Haggerty Museum of Art, USA.
Photography Calling! Sprengal Museum, Hannover, Germany.
Small Planet, Guernsey Photography Festival, United Kingdom.
Luxury, Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation, Bogota Photography Festival, Colombia.
Invité d’honneur du festival Photomed, Sanary-sur-mer, Iles des Embiez & de Bendor, Six-Fours-les-plages, France.
2010
Dreamlands, The Pompidou Centre, Paris.
Photomonth, Krakow, Poland.
Getxophot, Getxo.
2009
Georgian Spring, Uferallen, Berlin.
Rencontres d’Arles 2009.
No Such Thing As Society, Various European locations.
2008
Three From Britain, Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, USA.
Street & Studio, Tate Modern.
2008 No Such Thing As Society, Various European locations.
Between memory and History: From the epic to the everyday, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto.
2007
How We Are, Tate Britain.
Our Land! Photographs from Finland, Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
Turkey by Magnum, Istanbul Modern Art Museum.
How We Are, Tate Britain.
2006
Making History, Tate Gallery , Liverpool.
Click Double Click, Haust der Kunst, Munchen, 2006.
2005
Exposures, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
Eurovisions, Pompidu Centre, Paris.
2004
Pingyao Photography Festival, China.
About Face, Hayward Gallery, London.
2003
Cruel and Tender, Tate Modern, London.
2002
Sand in der Vaseline, Kerfelder, Kunstmuseem, Germany.
2000
At Sea, Tate Gallery Liverpool.
1999
Our Turning World: Magnum Photographers 1989-1999, Barbican Art Gallery, London.
1998
No Sex Please, we’re British, Shisheido Department Store, Tokyo.
1997
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Zurich.
Trois Grands Egyptiennes, Musee de la Photographie, a Charlleroi, Belgium.
1995
Internationale Foto-Triennale, Esslingen, Germany.
1994
European Photography Award 1985-1994, Kultur Zentrum,Bad Hamburg, Germany.
1993
Photographs from the Real World, Lilliehammer Art Museum, Norway.
Sobre Santiago, Tres de Magnum, Santiago, Spain.
1992
Imagina, World Fair, Seville.
1991
British Photography from the Thatcher Years, MOMA, New York.
Voir la Suisse Autrement, Fribourg, Switzerland.
1990
The Past and Present of Photography, MOMA, Tokyo.
1989
Through the Looking Glass, British photography 1945-1989, Barbican Centre, London.
The Art of Photography, Royal Academy, London.
Foto Biennale, Enschede.
1988
A British View, Museum fur Gestalturg, Zurich.
1987
Attitudes to Ireland, Orchard Gallery, Derry, N.Ireland.
Mysterious Coincidences, Photographer's Gallery, London.
Inscriptions and Inventions, British Council touring exhibition.
1986
British Contemporary Photography, Houston Foto Festival.
New Documents, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.
1985
Quelques Anglais, Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris.
1982
Strategies-recent developments in British photography, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton.
1981
New Work in Britain Photographer's Gallery, London.
1979
Three Perspectives on Photography, Hayward Gallery, London.
1972
Butlins by the Sea, Impressions Gallery,York..
PRESSE / PRESS
2014
Retrospective, Phaidon.
Photobook Vol. 3, Phaidon.
Paris, published bt Xavier Barral.
2013
Black Country Women, Multistory.
Life’s a Beach, Mini Edition, Aperture, New York.
Chinese Photo Book, Aperture, New York.
Non Conformists, published by Aperture, designed by Smih.
Bad Weather, Errata Editions.
2011
Teatime chez Martin Parr, Laurence Mouillefarine, Madame Figaro, 5th November.
Martin à la plage, Sophie Bernard, Images magazine, May / June.
Le luxe selon Martin Parr, Sophie Rosemont, Rosebuzz, March.
2009
Une collection à Parr, Yasmine Youssi, La Tribune, June 27th.
Martin Parr, star acide de l’objectif, Valérie Duponchelle, Le Figaro, June 29th.
Martin Parr, Claire Moulène and Marine Benoit, Les Inrockuptibles, July.
Planète Parr, Alexandre Grenier, July.
Martin Parr, Photographe à bout portant, Valérie Duponchelle, July 1st.
Martin Parr, roi de la photo et des collections kitsch, Claire Guillot, Le Monde, July.
Le monde à Parr, Jacques Morice, Télérama, July 8th.
L’étonnant regard critique et ironique de Martin Parr, France Soir, July 7th.
Un monde à Parr, Gisèle Tavernier, Le Journal des Arts, July 10th.
Cap sur la Planète Parr, Marion Deslandes, Fashion Daily News, July 13th.
Le monde à Parr, A.C., La Croix, August.
La caverne d’Ali Baba de Martin Parr, Yasmine Youssi, La Tribune, August.
Un monde à Parr, Yan Céh, Blast, Summer.
2006
L’Angleterre kitsch de Martin Parr, Le Parisien, January 13th.
Monde à Parr, Brigitte Ollier, Libération, January 3rd.
Martin Parr, Riccardo Venturi, Segno, May.
2005
Le banal de Martin Parr, J.-L. P., Madame Figaro, December.
Martin Parr, B. Ba, Le Monde, December 24.
2002
Parr - Rick Poynor, 2wice.
Objects of derision - Geoff Nicholson, Modern Painters, summer,
Der Forscher mit der bosen Kamera - Von Anna V. Munchhausen.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagzeitung,
Hell is a fast food holiday - Philip Hensher, The Mail on Sunday.
Parr excellence - Tim Adams, The Observer.
Fragments of ordinary life - Derek Bishton, The Daily Telegraph.
2001
All out world: the photographs of Martin Parr - Peter Hamilton, Art on Paper.
Household Martin - Interview by David Land, RPS Journal, January.
2000
Friend or foe? - Colin Jacobson, Creative Review, November.
The eyes of Martin Parr - Andrew Billen interveiw, The London Standard.
A vision of Englishness - Steven Pyle, Daily Telegraph.
1999
Common Sense - Mark Durden, Portfolio Spring.
Martin Parr’s juicy absurdity - Kim Hastreiter, Paper magazine.
De wereld als soap - Jannetje Koelewijn, Vrij Nederland (Holland),
Martin Parr interview - Richard Pinsent, The Art Newspaper no 90.
Kitsch in synch - Lesley Gillilan, Independent on Sunday.
Lachen doet pijn - Edie Peters, de Voorkant.
Martin Parr - Gaby Wood, Guardian Weekend.
1998
Ooh la la - Neil Brown, Frieze 42.
Us and them - William Feaver, Observer Review.
Working class heroes: Martin Parr and Robert Capa - Dan Jacobson,
British Journal of Photography.
Reduced to this - Derek Bishton, Daily Telegraph.
1997
Beside the seaside - Gerry Badger, Contemporary Visual Arts issue 16.
1994
Martin Parr - David Lee, Arts Review.
1993
Ordinary people - Val Williams, Independent on Sunday.
Sad hearts at the supermarket - Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman and Society.
Up to Parr - Michael Hallett, British Journal of Photography.
‘I’m buggered without my prejudice' - David Brittain, Creative Camera.
The tourist in the picture - Suzanne Moore, Guardian Weekend.
Eloge de la vie quotidienne - Michel Guerin, Le Monde.
1989
Comfort and joy - Bob Chesshyre and Richard Ehrlich, Sunday Times Magazine.
1986
The Last Resort - David Lee, Arts Review.
End of the pier - Robert Morris, British Journal of Photography.
ÉDITIONS
2015
Menu, 7th Fotobookfestival Kassel 2015,
Chinatown, Café Royal Books, Soldout
be Bold With Bananas, Salon Verlag & Edition, Rocket Gallery
Chinses Photobook, edited bu Martin Parr and Wassinklundgren, published by Aperture
Rochester 585/716 : a Postcard from America Project, published by Aperture
Small Word, updated version, published by Dewi Lewis, 1995, 2007, 2015
Bibliography, Rocket Gallery
2014
Retrospective / Martin Parr, An updated version of the 2002 publication by Val Williams. A complete career
monograph., Published by Phaidon.
Black Country Stories, Designed and published by Dewi Lewis to coincide with the Black Country Stories exhibition,
October 2014.
Hong Kong Parr, Published by GOST and Blindspot Gallery to coincide with Martin’s show in Hong Kong, September
2014. Designed by SMITH.
Voewood Festival, Designed by Fergus Partridge and published by D.B.C Pierre and Simon Finch to coincide with
Voewood festival, August 2014. Martin shot the images for the book at Voewood Festival in 2012.
We Love Britain, Designed by Kummer & Herrman and published by Schirmer Mosel.
Signs of the Times, Beetles + Huxley published a Signs of the Times catalogue to coincide
with their exhibition of the work at the gallery in 2014.
Bad Weather, Published by Errata Editions, Originally published in 1982 and has been long out of print. Errata Editions
offer an in depth study of this important photobook and includes an essay written by Thomas Weski title ‘Even the
Queen Gets Wet’.
The Photobook. A History Volume III, The third volume of the Photobook with Gerry Badger., Published by Phaidon.
Martin Parr by Val Williams (updated Retrospective), Phaidon Press, London
Grand Paris, Xavier Barral, Paris, France
2013
Chinese Photo Book, Aperture, New York.
Bad Weather, Errata Editions.
Life’s a Beach (beach bag version), Aperture,
The Non-Conformists, Aperture
Martin Parr by Sandra S Phillips, Phaidon Press, London
2012
No Worries: Martin Parr, T&G Publishing and FotoFreo.
The Protest Box, edited by Martin Parr, Steidl.
2011
Japan, Martin Parr, Super Labo, Kamakura, Japan.
2010
Le Mélange des genres, Martin Parr, Quentin Bajac, Editions Textuel, Paris.
Parr by Parr, Martin Parr, Schilt Publishing, Amsterdam.
The Real World, Union of Lithuanian Art Photographers.
A book of Kings, Third Millennium Information Ltd.
Machu Picchu, Nazraeli Press.
Chinese Wedding Album, Artist Book, Self Published.
2009
Everybody Dance Now, editions2wice.
Playas, RM and Chris Root.
Luxury, Chris Boot.
The Last Resort, Dewi Lewis.
Joachim Schmid Is Martin Parr, Schmid / Blurb.
Martin Parr in India, 1984-2009, PHOTOink.
2008
Guardian Cities Project, The Guardian.
Correspondence, Brodsky and Parr, AFA Editions.
2007
Mexico, Chris Boot.
Signes Des Temps, Textuel.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Greater Region.
Fashion Newspaper, Magnum Photos.
Parking Spaces, Chris Boot.
Small World 2007, Demi Lewis.
Martin Parr, Hachette.
Phaidon 55, Martin Parr, Phaidon.
Witness Number Three, Nazraeli Press.
Love Cube : GUN, Artist Book.
2006
Italy, Hachette and Contrasto.
Tutta Roma, Contrasto.
Parrjecktive: Mavi Jeans.
2005
Fashion Magazine, Magnum Photos, Paris.
Glasgow, AS: John McAslan + Partners.
7 Colonial Still Lifes, book, Nazraeli Press, Portland, USA.
Martin Parr (French School Kids), book, Point de vues, Paris.
Road Trip : Martin Parr and Friends.
2004
The Photobook: A History Vol. 1, with Gerry Badger, book, Phaidon.
Stern Portfolio, Stern, Hamburg, Germany.
Saddam Hussein Watches, Chris Boot, London.
2003
7 Communist Still Lifes, Nazraeli Press.
Bliss, book, Chris Boot Books.
2002
Martin Parr Photoworks, book, Phaidon.
The Phone Book, book, Rocket Press / 20/21 Gallery.
From our House to your House, Dewi Lewis.
Our True Intent is all for Your Delight, book, Chris Boot.
Cruise Memories, Artist Book, Self Published.
Knokke, Frank Bordas.
2001
Langweilige postkarten, book, Phaidon.
Flowers, catalogue, Galerie du Jour, Paris.
Cherry Blossom Time in Tokyo, Artist Book, Eyestorm.
Souvenir of Maroc, Artist Book, Self Published.
Boring Oregon Photographs, Artist Book, Self Published.
2000
Autoportrait, book, Dewi Lewis.
Think of England, book, Phaidon.
Boring Oregon Photographs, Artist Book, Self Published.
Boring Postcards, book, Phaidon.
1999
Flowers, book, Browns, London.
Common Sense, book, Dewi Lewis.
Sguardi Gardesoni, book, Dewi Lewis.
Boring Postcards, book, Phaidon.
Benidorm, catalogue, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany.
1998
Japonais Endormis (Japanese Commuters), catalogue, Galerie du Jour.
1997
Benidorm, Artist Book, Self Published.
West bay, book, Rocket Press, London.
1995
Small World, book, Dewi Lewis Publishing.
British Food, catalogue, Galerie du Jour, Paris.
1994
From A to B, books, BBC Books.
1993
Bored Couples, catalogue, Galerie du Jour, Paris.
Home and Abroad, book, Jonathan Cape.
1992
Signs of the Times, book, Cornerhouse.
1989
Day Trip, catalogue, Editions de la Difference, Centre de la Photographie, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
The Cost of Living, book, Cornerhouse.
1986
The Last Resort, book, Promenade Press.
The Actual Boot, the Photographic Postcard 1900 - 1920, book Jolly Editorial (with Jack Stasiack).
1984
A Fair Day, book, Promenade Press.
Prescot Now and Then, catalogue, Merseyside County Council.
1983
Calderdale Photographs, catalogue, Calderdale Council.
1982
Bad Weather, book, Zwemmers.
1974
Home Sweet Home, Artist Book, Impressions Gallery, York.
PRIX / PRIZES
2008
Photo Espania Award for Photographic achievement.
Japanese Photographic Society, International Award for contribution towards promoting Japanese photographic book
publishing.
Centenary Award, Royal Photographic Society.
Honorary Degree, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Photo Espania lifetime achievement prize
2007
Krasna Kraus book prize for “ Photobook, A History, Vol 1&2” with
Gerry Badger.
2006
Eric Solomon Award for Photojournalism, Photokina.
Moscow House of Photography, International photography prize.
Honorary Masters degree, University of Creative Arts, Farnham.
2005
Honorary FRPS. Royal Photographic Society.
2003
Photo Espania book prize for “ Martin Parr, by Val Williams.”
1995
Wilkins Photography Prize.
1986
3rd Prize European Photography Awards.
COLLECTIONS PUBLIQUES / PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arts Council of Great Britain.
Union Bank of Finland, Helsinki.
Museum for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
George Eastman House, Rochester.
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Calderdale Council, Halifax.
Getty Museum, Malibu.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
Kodak, France.
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany.
Seagrams Collection, New York.
Museum of Modern Art, Tempere, Finland.
British Council, London.
Irish Arts Council.
Australian National Gallery.
Paris Audiovisual.
Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany.
Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan Tokyo.
Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Tate Modern, London.
National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow.
National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires.
Archive of Modern Conflict.