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Think of England

by Martin Parr · 2000

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Magnum photographer Martin Parr's vision of contemporary England in 100 colour photographs. England has been the key subject of Magnum photographer Martin Parr's work since he started making pictures. Think of England is a comic, opinionated, affectionately satirical, colour-saturated essay about the character of England.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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artartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 130 pages

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