{"product_id":"oxford-9780198724414","title":"Oxford","description":"Martin Parr, one of Britain's best-known contemporary photographers, and President of Magnum, the world-famous photographic agency has undertaken a photo-documentary book project. \u003cem\u003eOxford\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of around 100 photographs documenting an academic year in the life of the university. They capture the day-to-day life of the colleges and University at work and play, and the colourful and arcane rituals that make it so distinctive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis photographs are accompanied by an extended essay that draws on, and enriches, the photographic material and penned by Simon Winchester, OBE, the British writer, journalist and broadcaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe very first photo-documentary of Oxford was created by William Henry Fox Talbot. A century and a half later, Martin Parr's new project pays tribute to the great the pioneer of photography, and coincides with the Bodleian Library's bid to secure his personal archive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Parr, Simon Winchester OBE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Parr \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of Britain's best-known contemporary photographers, with a broad international following, and President of Magnum, the world-famous photo agency. He has published widely and exhibited internationally, including a retrospective of his work in 2002, run by the Barbican Art Gallery and the National Media Museum, and a major exhibition currently curated by him at the Science Museum: 'Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr'. His publications include influential photo-books such as \u003cem\u003eThe Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eSmall World\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), and \u003cem\u003eThink of England\u003c\/em\u003e (2005). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/strong\u003e, OBE, is a British writer, journalist, and broadcaster. As a journalist he covered major events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAtlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eThe Map that Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003eA Crack in the Edge of the World\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), all of which have been \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807243960594,"sku":"9780198724414","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6aa52cbf-b38c-4539-8d00-e15a385c5eb5.jpg?v=1766047575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oxford-9780198724414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}