24/10/2026
The holiday postcard has a second story.
Ice creams, crowded pools, overflowing bins. In The Last Resort, Martin Parr photographed New Brighton between 1983 and 1985, bringing the pleasures and contradictions of a British seaside holiday into the same frame. Saturated color makes the smallest details hard to ignore. The longer you look, the less simple the scene becomes.
Which detail changes your first impression?
Photography Discovery · Episode 01
Martin Parr — The Last Resort
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
Cover portrait: © Martin Parr/MAGNUM PHOTOS