马丁-帕尔（Martin Parr，1952— ），英国摄影家，玛格南图片社现任主席，以拍摄戏谑讽刺的消费社会影像而著称于世，是当今世界最具影响力、最杰出的摄影大师之一。
这部作品所拍摄的是英国利物浦附近一处肮脏破败的海滨度假地新布莱顿。当时正值撒切尔政府鼎盛时期，消费取代了工业发展，看似一片繁荣热闹，马丁-帕尔却冷眼旁观，热衷于不体面的“脏乱差”。
“这其实是一个讽刺和政治控诉，当时我们总是在说，英国是一个多么好的国家，可是当你看到这些照片的时候，发现事实是多么可悲，大家去这么可怕的地方度假，你看看有多少垃圾！”
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