Re: [Leica] Martin Parr

["Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>]

I suppose so... I do feel that repetition in photo books/essays can detract
from the impact of the whole, but I see what you're saying. Of course, it's
also a matter of personal taste.

In my case, I rate compassion in photography highly, and find Parr's mocking
and rather contemptuous view of the world disturbing. But, a terrific talent
nonetheless. Unlike a lot of snappers whose work is little more than a novel
technique, he has married his flash methods - which were so stunning when
they first appeared - to a serious program of cultural critique. I'd just
have liked to see him go much deeper in the tourism work, for instance - he
seemed to elaborate the _signs_ without really digging down to what they
signified.

Johnny Deadman has often quoted his documentary motto "go deep not wide" - I
felt that Small World was spread pretty thinly on the toast.

- -- Rob

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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Amundsen" <andy@tcinternet.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Martin Parr


> >From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>
>
> > I agree with you, I just feel it could have been done better. How many
Hard
> > Rock Café tees do you want to see in a single book?
>
> I think that's a point he's trying to make in overwhelming us with the
> color, repetition and satire. Reminds me of the Japanese photographer
Araki,
> the way they throw at us this huge body of repetitive images in a small
> focus out of a potentially huge subject: Humanity in the former, Sex in
the
> latter.
>
> Other photographers will have to continue the missing aspects in the grand
> scheme of subjects.
>
> ~Andrew
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