Oxford

Martin Parr, one of Britain's best-known contemporary photographers, and President of Magnum, the world-famous photographic agency has undertaken a photo-documentary book project. Oxford is a collection of around 100 photographs documenting an academic year in the life of the university. They capture the day-to-day life of the colleges and University at work and play, and the colourful and arcane rituals that make it so distinctive. His photographs are accompanied by an extended afterword that draws on, and enriches, the photographic material and penned by Simon Winchester, OBE, the British writer, journalist and broadcaster. The very first photo-documentary of Oxford was created by William Henry Fox Talbot. A century and a half later, Martin Parr's new project pays tribute to the great the pioneer of photography, and coincides with the Bodleian Library's bid to secure his personal archive.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Parr, Parr Martin, Simon Winchester, Simon Winchester Obe, Winchester Simon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780198724414
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872441-4
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 324 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book; Oxfordshire, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoessays & Documentaries, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Lifestyles, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Photographs: collections, Individual photographers, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Educational administration and organization, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, Students & Student Organisations