Thread by @duckrabbitblog

Hey @martinparrfdn Would you agree that men disguising themselves to take secret pics of 'prostitutes' (Parr's words) because they have already refused to be photographed is a safety issue? That women's concerns for their own safety should be taken seriously?

And that a man who encourages this dangerous and misogynistic way of working should not be a trustee of a charity set up to promote photography?

Do you think the Charity Commission would have an opinion on that?

Parr's own words:

'It is very exciting to see this new energy and direction. This wonderful set of photos makes a positive contribution to a developing trend'.

Abusive photographic practise towards vulnerable women = 'a positive contribution to a developing trend'.

Parr is the artistic director of @BRSphotofest. How is a man who encourages this way of working even allowed near a photo festival? What do the sponsors say? The terrific @tracymarshallE is the director of the festival. She previously worked on @209Women. Problem anyone?

https://twitter.com/nataliekeyssar/status/1281605355718488064

I didn't want to link to it but a few people have asked so the work and Parr's intro can be found here. Note the only person the photog looks out for is a driver whose number plate is blurred in this kind of upskirt shot. Women are identifiable: txemasalvans.com/work/the-waiti…

Parr was chair of judges in the @MagnumPhotos comp when they picked photos of a child sex slave about to be gang-raped. To take and distribute a photo like this in the UK would be a criminal offense. But Parr gave her rape on camera an award.

What with kids being raped being in fashion it was unsurprising that the next year the @MagnumPhotos comp used a pic of a brown child being raped to advertise the comp.

Racism. Misogyny. Child abuse. In black and white.
mprnews.org/story/2017/05/…

The pursuit of women who say no to being photographed is not cunning @martinparrfdn.

It's predatory.