“Very rarely do people get as close to being accurate as you have.”
In this special and unplanned episode of Double Exposure, hosts Hugo Burnand and Cambridge Jones share the first part of an interview recorded with the great British photographer Martin Parr just weeks before his sudden death.
In mid-November the team went to meet Martin at his foundation in Bristol, not knowing it would be one of the last interviews he did. We are shocked and saddened by the news and our...
“Very rarely do people get as close to being accurate as you have.”
In this special and unplanned episode of Double Exposure, hosts Hugo Burnand and Cambridge Jones share the first part of an interview recorded with the great British photographer Martin Parr just weeks before his sudden death.
In mid-November the team went to meet Martin at his foundation in Bristol, not knowing it would be one of the last interviews he did. We are shocked and saddened by the news and our deepest sympathies go to Martin’s family and everyone at the foundation.
We had not planned to release this episode until the new year, and so it is
unfinished. But in memory and celebration of Martin we wanted to share this intimate and wide-ranging conversation with one of Britain’s most important photographers – on his work, his philosophy, his influences and his hopes for the future of photography.
We will release Part 2 of our interview in early 2026 as part of our full tribute to Martin’s life, work and legacy.
Hear Martin talk about:
- His 57 years in photography, his preference for shooting in England, and the rarity of producing truly great images.
- How the UK undervalues photography, and why other countries respond more enthusiastically.
- Where he finds pictures, how he works unobtrusively, and his approach to editing, volume, and printing.
- The stories behind some of his best-known images and how families, chance, and contact sheets shape a photograph’s life.
- His early influences, from his grandfather to Tony Ray-Jones and the American street photographers.
- Subverting the cliché, honesty, and what makes work feel genuinely original.
You can find a film of our interview with Martin on the Double Exposure podcast on YouTube.
Hosted by royal photographer Hugo Burnand and celebrity portrait photographer Cambridge Jones, Double Exposure is the podcast that gives you a new angle on life through the lens of photography. Follow us on Instagram @hugoandjones to see the photographs featured in each episode. Plus, want answers to your own photography questions? Send them to Cambridge and Hugo via Instagram or email at double.exposure@raconteur.tv
Series producer: Eve Streeter
Videographer: Milo Hynes
Managing editor: William Miller
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production
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