This exhibition of Science Museum shows Tony Ray-Jones works in later 60s after he returned from America. He started pioneering in street photography in America with others and when he returned to England he adopted the idea of street photography. He picked up English beaches where the the landscape was more similar with the ages of postwar back in 50s. It was everything like going back in time. He examined English habits in their holiday. He documented this pictures in fear of Americanisation.
British people with their tradition and their mentality is truly represented by his pictures. Later on Martin Parr picked up his idea and continued to take similar funny pictures.
Their pictures are full with surreal elements and self-irony of people.
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