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A Nice Pop Up Show by Martin Parr | MAGNUM
Over the past three to four days I have been photographing the beach, the promenaders and anything that caught my eye along the seven km stretch of the iconic Promenade des Anglais. - Nice is a very cosmopolitan city and I wanted to illustrate this heady mix. The Russians have their own section of beach. The local Nicoise folk also have their own stretch, where - particularly in the morning - they congregate for an early dip before the crowds descend. The Japanese are noticeable for their umbrellas and sunhats, and then there is an ever increasing number of the Chinese tourists: a new and very welcome addition to the tourist population. There is a full complement of Northern Europeans, Scandinavians, Germans and of course the English, who love to come for the guaranteed sunshine and to escape their own unreliable summers. Most of all, the locals frequent the actual promenade - early morning joggers, late night dog walkers, sunbathers and swimmers off to find their respective beach section. I stopped many of the strollers and did their portrait. (Martin Parr)