Episode 35: Martin Parr Shot My Portrait

For this week’s episode, we’re moving to the other side of the camera. Kirk had the opportunity to get his portrait done by world-renowned Magnum photographer Martin Parr. He shares what it was like to be the subject, not the photographer.

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Hosts:

• Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
• Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

Production Note: We’ve decided to change the frequency of episode releases to fortnightly (every two weeks) due to current commitments we both have.

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• I Had My Portrait Shot by Martin Parr

• Martin Parr's photos

• Martin Parr Foundation

• Remote Scottish Postboxes, by Martin Parr

• Britain Through the Eyes of the Photographer Who Knows It Best

• The Gucci Timepieces that Appear in Martin Parr’s Photographs Shot Around the World for #timetoparr

• Gucci Is Dropping a Super-Limited Book Inspired by Legendary Post-Punk Band New Order

• Vogue Brazil Cover

• The Last Resort: See photo #21 for the photo of a woman lying on a towel next to heavy machinery.

• Yousuf Karsh’s photos of Winston Churchill

• Martin Parr Portrait Studio 2019

• #Martinparr on Instagram

Our Snapshots:

• Jeff: The Photographer’s Guide to Posing, by Lindsay Adler
• Kirk: ExifTool

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