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Remote Scottish Postboxes Postcards - Martin Parr

Remote Scottish Postboxes Postcards - Martin Parr

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Remote Scottish Postboxes Postcards - Martin Parr

Martin Parr's Scottish Postboxes have been described as the prolific photographer's 'only contribution to landscape photography'. However, what Mr. Parr has achieved with these images is more a series of portraits of the lonely outposts of civilisation. The Postboxes in each place, standing out red and awkward against the lonely and beautiful Scottish backdrops each have a personality and a character of their own. The postboxes are not only characters in the places they inhabit, they are symbols; the steadfast outposts of the institution that is the British postal service set against the untamable Scottish landscape invite the viewer the pause and ponder on their own place in the If there is one photographer who sees all the beauty in British culture and its people it is Martin Parr. Remote Scottish Postboxes is his first foray into landscape photography. But typically Martin has a slightly different take on landscape photography. Taken between 2004-2010, when Parr and his wife holidayed in the Scottish Highlands and isles of Shetland, Orkney, Barra, Islay and Lewis. Each remote postbox takes on a character and personality of its own. These red beacons of civilisation make a stark contrast to the lonely yet beautiful Scottish countryside. This box contains twelve of Parr's Postboxes, presented as postcards, a most appropriate form for the images to find themselves in, whether their fate is to be collected and cherished or themselves posted and shared.
  • Unbound
  • 12 Postcards in Presentation Box
  • book 197 x 121 mm | box 203 x 125 x 15 mm
  • Limited Edition of 2000

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Martin Parr captures Scotland's remote postboxes in beautiful cards. Perfect for anyone appreciating British eccentricity and photographic art.

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Meet the Maker: RRB Photobooks

Founded by Rudi Thoemmes in Bristol, RRB Photobooks celebrates Britain's distinctive documentary photography tradition - capturing the eccentric, overlooked beauty that defines British culture. This independent publisher specialises in rare, underappreciated British photographers who reveal the nation's authentic character: Peter Mitchell's 40-year documentation of Leeds showing life's complexities, Niall McDiarmid's seven-year journey photographing Britain's true characters in homogenised high streets, and Martin Parr's wonderfully humorous, often garish style unveiling worlds we know but shy from. Their British Documentary Classics series brings new life to both celebrated and previously overlooked photographers, making important work accessible to wider audiences. RRB opens eyes to see British culture through lenses that are unforgiving yet utterly charming, witty, and quintessentially British - publishing the photographers mainstream houses often miss.