‘He made the mundane magnificent’: Martin Parr could make a chip shop as mighty as a cathedral A brilliantly human photographer, he celebrated the overlooked, finding beauty in cheese sandwiches at a church fete or people queuing for ice cream at the beach – all while poking fun at Britishness • Martin Parr dies aged 73 • Martin Parr: the photographer’s career in pictures Martin Parr looked like “a naff birdwatcher” , according to his editor Wendy Jones. His appearance was so unassuming th… |