BLACK COUNTRY STORIES

Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age - His photographs are original and entertaining, accessible and understandable. But at the sa me time they show us in a penetrating way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we value.' - Thomas Weski Over t he last four years Martin Parr has been working on a commission for Multistory photographing the Black Country, It was an area he kn ew little of, other than its reputation as a densely populated, post-industrial area/ one in decline. Many of the industries that on ce made ...[Read more]