Martin Parr - Global Warning

Martin Parr sets the world to rights in this comprehensive catalog of five decades of his photography, published to coincide with a major exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris (January–May 2026). For more than fifty years, Parr has captured contemporary absurdities: the frenzy of excessive consumption, the impact of mass tourism, our technological dependence, and our complex relationship with the animal kingdom.

Critical, satirical, surprising, and funny, Global Warning brings together more than 175 images, from his early black-and-white work in English holiday parks and rural supermarkets to recent color photographs of global tourist attractions. It includes an introduction by Quentin Bajac (director of Jeu de Paume) and contextual essays by experts such as Jean-François Staszak (geography), Roberta Sassatelli (sociology), Violette Pouillard (conservation), and Adam Greenfield (urban design).

This reinterpretation of his work showcases iconic images alongside previously unseen gems, offering an incisive visual commentary on today's global disorder from one of the world's most celebrated photographers.