Jessica Mayer Style Assignment

Martin Parr is a very famous photographer that photographs normal scenarios and makes them special photographs. A lot of his images use bright colors and are slightly saturated. They are very bright photos and can make the viewer happy just by looking at them. A lot of the events or scenarios that Martin Parr photographs are very typical events that anyone could come across. In my opinion, Martin Parr takes these typical events and finds something awkward or funny about them to photograph. He photographs from many different angles. Some are from eye level or a viewer’s angle and others are very up close and personal images. There are a few photos where the subject seems insulted to be photographed but that is almost what makes it a great Martin Parr photo. He sometimes uses a low shutter speed to capture motion. For example, in some of his photos at a supermarket he captures the motion of the customers going down the aisle with their carts. This also allows him to capture the chaos of the scene. His other photos in a grocery store are just of casual shoppers and he uses the color of the food and the casualty of the shopper to make a great photograph. Overall, Martin Parr captures typical moments with a lot of color and presents them in a way that is almost funny. The viewer is able to see a slightly awkward moment captured by Martin Parr in a scenario or setting that they participate in often.