Overview

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.

ISBN-13

9780948065989

ISBN-10

0948065982

Weight

2.00 Pounds

Dimensions

9.75 x 0.70 x 9.75 In

List Price

$37.95

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

128 pages

Publisher

Royal Museums Greenwich

Published On

2021-12-14



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