Martin Parr

From the Martin Parr archive 👀 Martin photographed the first light of the Autumn Equinox at stone henge back in 2019.

We're revisiting these images from seven years ago today for the Autumn Equinox 2026 🍂

Photos - Autumn Equinox, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, 2019 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

In March 1998 Martin went to Yokohama in Japan, where he photographed the 1998 Dynasty Cup ⚽️ This was the fourth and final edition of the Dynasty Cup, which was won by Japan 🇯🇵 ✨

Here is a look at a selection of lesser known Martin Parr images from this trip 👀

Photo - Japan versus South Korea, Dynasty Cup, Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, 1998 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Win an estate stamped Martin Parr print from his iconic series, The Last Resort, with the Martin Parr Foundation Members' Photo Competition 2026 🏆 DEADLINE NEXT WEEK / 13 SEPT bit.ly/4xbcQ17

The theme for this year is Street Fashion, with guest judge Niall McDiarmid 🤩

MPF members are invited to submit up to three photographs under this year's theme and Niall McDiarmid will review his favourite entries in a live Zoom event before announcing the winner.

Here is a look at some Martin Parr photography from his recent photobook 👉 Fashion Faux Parr, published by Phaidon, 2024 👠

No AI photographs 🤖 and all entries must have been taken over the summer of 2026.

Full details and how to enter - bit.ly/4xbcQ17

Become a member of the Foundation for as little as £20 a year.

Photos 1 and 2 - Fashion shoot for Spanish Vogue, Benidorm, Spain, 2019.

Photo 3 - Time to Parr, shot for Gucci, Rome, Italy, 2018.

© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Here's Martin with Ellen and some of his team last October at the opening of GRAND HOTEL PARR, at the Neues Museum in Nuremberg, Germany 💙

GRAND HOTEL PARR was the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of Martin Parr photobooks, produced by The PhotoBook Museum in Cologne. Martin had great fun at the opening, enthusiastically wheeling the GRAND HOTEL PARR cleaning trolley around the vast gallery spaces, while reflecting on the many people reading his books.

This year The Photobook Museum is travelling to Bristol for the BOP Bristol 26 photobook festival weekend to give an artist talk on the exhibition’s creation and development, The PhotoBookMuseum’s working processes, plus their experience making the GRAND HOTEL PARR photobook 👉 bit.ly/4zK2Kql

Photo © Nikita Teryoshin

ANNOUNCING THE BOP 26 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 👀 with an action packed lineup of workshops, exhibitions, artist talks and more taking place across the annual photobook festival weekend / 17 AND 18 OCT 2026, produced by Martin Parr Foundation 🙌

🤓 The PhotoBookMuseum Cologne install an interactive display of unique handmade photobook dummies shortlisted for their Dummy Award 2026

🚐 The Photocopy Club run DARKROOM EVIDENCE, a pop-up zine making workshop taking inspiration from photographer Michel Campeau and his publication Darkroom

✂️ Kitchen Table Photo Club will hold a series of family friendly photography and camera inspired workshops

🚨 An exhibition of Darkroom by Michel Campeau will be on display at Arnos Vale Cemetery, with an exhibition tour on SAT 17 OCT

🌈 Fieldworks install a large format risograph printer for a special Martin Parr riso workshop

🖼️ Dark Tales: British Documentary Photography and the Gothic exhibition will be on display at MPF, viewing hours to be confirmed shortly

💙 Our Martin Parr Timeline exhibition will be on the MPF outdoor stands

🚌 The Fotobus Society returns from Germany with another group of photographers and their handmade collection of photobook dummies

🍻 BOP SOCIAL will be at Miro Lounge, with a chance unwind after a busy first day of the BOP weekend with many of the publishers and photographers

📚 The Kraszna Krausz Foundation showcase the photobooks longlisted for their 2026 book awards

🎙️ A programme of 8 artist talks will take place across the two days, speakers to be announced shortly

🧡 The BOP Community Photobook Table returns, where visitors can leave their photobooks and book dummies for visitors to explore
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And of course, we have the BOP 26 photobook fair, with publishers from across the UK and Europe showcasing new projects they've been working on as well as classic works.

As usual Coffee Club will be open to fuel the festival weekend with specialty brews, tasty sweet treats and authentic Argentinian empanadas.

Lost and Grounded Brewers will have a pop-up bar, and we'll have street food with Bristol Eats.

Photo - Benidorm, Spain, 1997 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Martin Parr’s Small World is going to FotoFest Photography Festival Hawke's Bay 📸 This is the first Martin Parr exhibition in New Zealand for over 25 years, which will be on display at Creative Arts Napier 28 SEPT to 22 OCT 2026 / FREE ENTRY 🙌

Small World is one of Martin's longest running series, which documents tourism across the globe over a period of more than four decades 🌎

“It’s incredible to be able to share the work of a photographer of Martin Parr’s calibre with our city and New Zealand. His images are thought-provoking and instantly recognisable, and we’re thrilled people will be able to experience them here in Hawke’s Bay.” - Shayne Jeffares, FOTOFEST founder

This exhibition, presented by Milford, is one of more than 60 free exhibitions taking place across Hawke’s Bay during FOTOFEST 2026, celebrating photography in galleries, public spaces and unexpected locations throughout the region.

Here is a look at a selection of images from Small World featuring in the show 👀

Photo 1 - Las Vegas, USA, 2000.

Photo 2 - Louvre, Paris, 2012.

Photo 3 - Statues and tourists at the Colosseum, Rome, Italy, 1993.

© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

In 1993 Martin Parr made photographs during a trip to Hawaii 🏖️ This was around the time he was developing work for the first edition of Small World.

Here is a look at some of these lesser known images from the Martin Parr archive 👀

Photos - Hawaii, USA, 1993 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

The Martin Parr Foundation Members' Photo Competition 2026 is now LIVE 📸 with guest judge Niall McDiarmid - bit.ly/44h60ek

THE BRIEF / Street Fashion 👀
DEADLINE / 13 SEPT 2026 ⏰

The first prize is an estate stamped 20 x 24" Martin Parr print from his iconic series, The Last Resort. Plus! have your images included in the MPF Collection.

MPF members are invited to submit up to three photographs under this year's theme and Niall McDiarmid will review his favourite entries in a live Zoom event before announcing the winner.

Here is a look at some Martin Parr Street Fashion inspiration.

Martin was a supporter of Niall's work and his project Town To Town was one of the first exhibitions at the Foundation, which was on display back in 2018.

No AI photographs 🤖 and all entries must have been taken over the summer of 2026. Become a member of the Foundation for as little as £20 a year.

Full details and how to enter - bit.ly/44h60ek

Photo 1 - London, England, 1990.
Photo 2 - Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 2010.
Photo 3 - London, England, 1997.
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

In the week that the UK sees a new Prime Minister enter Downing Street, we're looking at Martin Parr photos around politicians and previous leaders of government.

Photo 1 - David Cameron, Portcullis House, Westminster, London, England, 2010.

Photo 2 - Outside the Houses of Parliament, London, England, 2019.

Photo 3 - George Galloway at Oxford Union, Oxford, England, 2016.

© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos