The Great British Seaside: Photography from the 1960s to the Present

One hundred photographs and personal essays capture the ambiguities and eccentricities that define a day at the British seaside.

Many in Britain look back with fondness on memories of paddles in the sea and picnics on the promenade. Yet the seaside can also be a place of faded glory and acute deprivation. These tensions have provided fertile ground for documentary photographers who have sought to capture the enduring British tradition.

A sociocultural exploration of the British beach through the works of four of Britain's best-loved photographers--Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Martin Parr, and Simon Roberts--this book explores our changing relationship with the seaside since the 1960s and holds up a critical and affectionate mirror to a much-loved and quintessentially British experience. The book also includes personal essays, material from each of the photographers' archival collections, and twenty newly commissioned works by Martin Parr.

Author: Royal Museums Greenwich
Publisher: Royal Museums Greenwich
Published: 12/14/2021
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 9.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780948065989
ISBN10: 0948065982
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Calligraphy
- Design | Decorative Arts
- Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries

About the Author
Royal Museums Greenwich comprises the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum, and Queen's House. It is also home to the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre and the Caird Library and Archive. Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972) was an English photographer. David Hurn is a British documentary photographer. Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist, and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical, and anthropological look at aspects of modern life. Simon Roberts is a British photographer whose work deals with our relationship to landscape and notions of identity and belonging.