Although John Bulmer had pioneered colour documentary photography of Britain, from 1965, Gerry Badger has said of The Last Resort: It is difficult from a perspective of almost a quarter of a century to underestimate the significance of The Last Resort, either in British photography or Martin Parr's career.
Iako je John Bulmer bio pionir u dokumentarnoj fotografiji u boji u Britaniji, od 1965., Gerry Badger je napisao o knjizi The Last Resort: Teško je iz perspektive od gotovo četvrtine stoljeća podcijeniti važnost knjige The Last Resort, bilo u britanskoj fotografiji, bilo u karijeri Martina Parra.