BIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE MODEM'S COVERS AUTHORS

85 2009 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER Modem Europe Spring-Summer 2010 Cover by MARTIN PARR Martin Parr , born in 1952 in Bristol is recognized as one of the greatest contemporary photographers. Saturated colors, bizarre patterns and concise narrations are the characteristics of Martin Parr ’s photography. While many of his images may seem excessive in their purpose, they are always amazingly inventive and humorous. For more than thirty years, Martin Parr has done extensive documentary work on Western society, mainly in Britain, his native country. But he has also been interested in the phenomena of globalization such as mass tourism, consumer behavior or so-called free time. Today his work is considered a sarcasme of contemporary life unmasking the ridiculous in the trivial. A member of the legendary Magnum agency, Martin Parr is one of the most active and dynamic present-day photographers. Since 1980s, he has published more than thirty books and exhibited countless individual or collective exhibitions”.