Martin Parr- New Brighton• Martin Parr a middle class man originating from Surrey who’s work is said to

contain a critical look at certain aspects of society• Parr produced a series of photographs of New Brighton, a run-down seaside resort

outside Liverpool, which was a popular working class holiday resort• The body of work was taken in 1986 when a so called battle of class was occurring

in Britain • The imagery of these works has been argued by some to reflect the spirit of

Thatcher’s Britain.

New Brighton “The iron lady” Martin Parr

Martin Parr- New Brighton

New Brighton/Last Resort

Cynical, Voyeuristic, Exploitative

Photographing the obvious

Decay of the surroundings

Street/Documentary

High saturated colour

Bad food

Northern working class

Last resort exhibition

Sitting ducks to the more sophisticated

Ideology

Iconography

Looking down on or documenting

bias

Devils advocate?

Middle class photographer

Playing on controversy

Response of audience either way

Saturation and grey