{"id":767784,"date":"2025-12-08T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=767784"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:16:41","slug":"when-martin-parr-opened-up-about-his-food-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/art-design\/photography\/when-martin-parr-opened-up-about-his-food-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"When Martin Parr opened up about his food photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photographer Martin Parr for the exhibition “Short & Sweet” at the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bologna on December 7th, 2024. \u00a9 Roberto Serra – Iguana Press\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The confessions of Martin Parr in 2026<\/h2>\n\n

Num\u00e9ro<\/i><\/b>: Why did you want to publish a photography book about food titled <\/b>Real Food<\/i><\/b>?<\/b><\/p><\/p>\n\n

Martin Parr<\/strong><\/a>:<\/b> I started photographing dishes several decades ago. I\u2019ve always loved it. At the time, no one else was doing it, because mobile phones didn\u2019t exist. It all came about because I wanted to find a different, less bleak approach to documentary photography. And the food seemed perfect for that.<\/p><\/p>\n\n

You use flash to give your dishes a \u201cfake\u201d appearance\u2026<\/b><\/p><\/p>\n\n

With the food porn<\/strong> trend and glamorous cooking magazines, people are now posting pictures of food are at the opposite end of what we are actually eating every day. There\u2019s a lot of dishonesty in how food is represented in our society. Just look at the seductive images on supermarket packaging. When you open the box, the difference between the real product and what\u2019s marketed is obvious. As for using the flash, it allows me to create fiction and entertainment from reality, to give cuisine a surreal feel, thus making it more beautiful and interesting. Like an alcoholic with his glass of wine, I\u2019m addicted to flash and its strong, vivid colours.<\/p><\/p>\n\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Martin Parr (@martinparrstudio)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n