One Day Trip

Softcover | First edition | 52 pages

Published by Editions de la Difference, France, 1989.

During Margaret Thatcher's economic reforms in Britain, employment and wages dwindled while taxes and prices soared. In response, British citizens sought cost-effective alternatives, often making quick trips to France to stockpile goods like drink, cigarettes, and paper items. Martin Parr documented these ferry trips and shopping excursions in French hypermarkets, capturing the frenzy of greed-driven consumerism. Accompanied by a text by Robert Chesshyre, "One Day Trip" features 25 color photographs that offer a revealing glimpse into this phenomenon of cross-border shopping.