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Hey @martinparrfdn Would you agree that men disguising themselves to take secret pics of 'prostitutes' (Parr's words) because they have already refused to be photographed is a safety issue? That women's concerns for their own safety should be taken seriously?
And that a man who encourages this dangerous and misogynistic way of working should not be a trustee of a charity set up to promote photography?
Do you think the Charity Commission would have an opinion on that?
Do you think the Charity Commission would have an opinion on that?
Parr's own words:
'It is very exciting to see this new energy and direction. This wonderful set of photos makes a positive contribution to a developing trend'.
Abusive photographic practise towards vulnerable women = 'a positive contribution to a developing trend'.
'It is very exciting to see this new energy and direction. This wonderful set of photos makes a positive contribution to a developing trend'.
Abusive photographic practise towards vulnerable women = 'a positive contribution to a developing trend'.
Parr is the artistic director of @BRSphotofest. How is a man who encourages this way of working even allowed near a photo festival? What do the sponsors say? The terrific @tracymarshallE is the director of the festival. She previously worked on @209Women. Problem anyone?
I didn't want to link to it but a few people have asked so the work and Parr's intro can be found here. Note the only person the photog looks out for is a driver whose number plate is blurred in this kind of upskirt shot. Women are identifiable: http://txemasalvans.com/work/the-waiting-game/
Parr was chair of judges in the @MagnumPhotos comp when they picked photos of a child sex slave about to be gang-raped. To take and distribute a photo like this in the UK would be a criminal offense. But Parr gave her rape on camera an award.
What with kids being raped being in fashion it was unsurprising that the next year the @MagnumPhotos comp used a pic of a brown child being raped to advertise the comp.
Racism. Misogyny. Child abuse. In black and white. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/10/npr-outcry-over-photo-showing-face-girl-allegedly-being-raped
Racism. Misogyny. Child abuse. In black and white. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/10/npr-outcry-over-photo-showing-face-girl-allegedly-being-raped
The pursuit of women who say no to being photographed is not cunning @martinparrfdn.
It's predatory.
It's predatory.
I think this is known as form https://twitter.com/duckrabbitblog/status/1282705921710477313
