Prizes and Awards

1986 3rd Prize European Photography Awards

1995 Wilkins Photography Prize

2003 Photo Espana book prize for “Martin Parr, by Val Williams.”

2005 Honorary FRPS. Royal Photographic Society

2006 Eric Solomon Award for Photojournalism, Photokina

2006 Moscow House of Photography, International photography prize

2006 Honorary Masters degree, University of Creative Arts, Farnham

2007 Krasna Kraus book prize for “Photobook, A History, Vol 1 and 2” with Gerry Badger

2008 Photo Espana Award for Photographic achievement

2008 Japanese Photographic Society, International Award for contribution towards promoting Japanese photographic book publishing

2008 Centenary Award, Royal Photographic Society

2008 Honorary Degree, Manchester Metropolitan University

2008 Photo Espana Lifetime Achievement Prize

2014 Exceptional Achievement in Photography, Amateur Photographer

2014 Lucie Award, Achievement in Documentary Photography

2016 Royal Academy Award presented for his Contribution to the Arts. Nominated by Grayson Perry

2017 Sony World Photography Awards, Outstanding Contribution to Photography

2018 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, Outstanding Achievement Award

2019 Honorary Academician, Royal West of England Academy

2023 Honorary Doctorate, University of Wales