Book - Return to Manchester
Martin Parr
I remember so well arriving into Manchester in 1970, having travelled from the safety of suburban Surrey. It was exciting and felt very real. Having been a regular visitor to the Bradford area to stay with my grandparents I had tasted the north, and always liked the friendliness and sense of community that was so difficult to find in Surrey.
I was also about to do a 3 year course in photography, a dream come true as this had been my goal since about the age of 13 when my grandfather introduced me to the pleasures of photography.
My first year tutor was a guy called Alan Murgatroyd, a photographer...
