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Book - Life's A Beach 

Martin Parr 

Aperture/Xavier Barral, 2012.
11 x 9 in.
98 four-color images.
Signed and numbered limited edition.

In Life’s a Beach, one of Britain’s most beloved photographers takes us on a color-saturated journey through a place loved by all, the seaside, with its general absurdities and local quirks. Martin Parr has been photographing this subject for many decades, documenting all aspects of the tradition, including close-ups of sunbathers, rambunctious swimmers caught mid-plunge, and the eternal sandy picnic underway. His international career, in fact, could well be traced to the launch of The Last Resort,... 

Martin Parr 1986

GB. ENGLAND. Kent. Margate. 1986. 

Martin Parr 1986

GB. England. Kent. Margate. 1986. 

Martin Parr 1986

GB. ENGLAND. Kent. Margate. 1986. 

Martin Parr 2000

GB. England. Weymouth. From 'Think of England.' 2000. 

Martin Parr 1995

Ukraine. Crimea. Yalta. 1995. 

Martin Parr 1993

INDONESIA. Bali. Kuti. 1993. 

Martin Parr 1997

USA. Florida. Boca Raton. 1997. 

Martin Parr 2012

Thailand. Hua Hin. 2012 

Martin Parr 2003

Ireland. Kilkee. 2003. 

Martin Parr 1999

LATVIA. Jurmala. 1999. 

Martin Parr 2008

GB. England. Mablethorpe. 2008. 

Martin Parr 1992

GB. England. Mablethorpe 1992 

Martin Parr 1997

Spain. Benidorm. 1997. 

Martin Parr 1997

SPAIN. Benidorm. 1997. 

Martin Parr 1998

USA. Florida. Miami. 1998. 

Martin Parr 2005

INDIA. Chennai. 2005. 

Martin Parr 1993

India. Goa. 1993. 

Martin Parr 1993

INDIA. Goa. From 'Small World'. 1993. 

Martin Parr 1996

Japan. Myazaki. The artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome. 1996.... 

Martin Parr 1996

Japan. Miyazaki. The Artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome.... 

Martin Parr 1996

JAPAN. Miyazaki. Miyazaki Ocean Dome. 1996. 

Martin Parr 1996

Japan. Myazaki. The artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome. 1996.... 

Martin Parr 2007

BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana Beach. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2007

BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. Sunglasses fashion shoot for Velvet magazine.... 

Martin Parr 1996

Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana Beach. 1996 

Martin Parr 1996

Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana Beach. 1996. 

Martin Parr 1996

Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana Beach. 1996. 

Martin Parr 2007

Chile. Vina del Mar. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2007

Chile. Cartagena. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2012

Thailand. Hua Hin. 2012. 

Martin Parr 2006

Argentina. Cosquin. 2006. 

Martin Parr 2006

Uruguay. Punta del Este. 2006. 

Martin Parr 2007

Chile. Valparaiso. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2007

CHILE. Valparaiso. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2006

URUGUAY. Punta del Este. Reading and sunbathing on the beach.... 

Martin Parr 2007

Chile. Renaca. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2007

Argentina. Mar del Plata. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2007

Argentina. Mar del Plata. 2007. 

Martin Parr 2012

GB. England. Southwold. Suffolk. 2012. 

Martin Parr 2012

GB. England. Great Yarmouth. North Norfolk. 2012. 

Martin Parr 2008

GB. England. Brighton. The West Pier. Guardian Cities Project.... 

Martin Parr 2003

IRELAND. Kilkee. 2003. 

Martin Parr 2012

GB. England. Walton on the Naze. Essex. 2012. 

Martin Parr 2010

China. Shandong Province. Qingdao. 2010. 

Martin Parr 2010

China. Qinhuangdao. Beidaihe. 2010. 

Martin Parr 2010

China. Shandong Province. Qingdao. 2010. 

Martin Parr 2010

China. Quinhuangdao. Beidaihe. 2010. 

Martin Parr 2010

CHINA. Shandong Province. Qingdao. People enjoying the Beach.... 

Martin Parr 2008

Brazil. Salvador. 'Porto da Barra'. Beach. From 'Playas'. 2008.... 

Martin Parr 1997

Spain. Benidorm. 1997. 

Martin Parr 1997

Spain. Benidorm. 1997. 

Martin Parr 2000

ITALY. Marina di Grosseto. 2000. 

Martin Parr 1997

Spain. Benidorm. 1997.

Martin Parr 2001

BELGIUM. Knokke. A woman sunbathes on the beach. 2001. 

Martin Parr 1997

Spain. Benidorm. 1997. 

Martin Parr 1995

UKRAINE. Yalta. 1995. 

Martin Parr 1999

LATVIA. Jurmala. 1999. 

Martin Parr 1985

GB. England. New Brighton. From 'The Last Resort'. 1983-85. 

Martin Parr 1985

GB. England. New Brighton. From 'The Last Resort'. 1983-85. 

Martin Parr 1985

GB. England. New Brighton. From 'The Last Resort'. 1983-85. 
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