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Martin Parr Quotes: "Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work."

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.



Martin Parr Quotes: "With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist."

With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.




Martin Parr Quotes: "I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar."

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.



Martin Parr Quotes: "You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one."

You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one.




Martin Parr Quotes: "You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found."

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.



Martin Parr Quotes: "You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't."

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.



Martin Parr Quotes: "The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express."

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express.




Martin Parr Quotes: "We are drowning in images. Photography is used as a propaganda tool, which serves to sell products and ideas. I use the same approach to show aspects of reality."

We are drowning in images. Photography is used as a propaganda tool, which serves to sell products and ideas. I use the same approach to show aspects of reality.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am what I photograph."

I am what I photograph.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate, and that is an aspect that I have to puncture. I do that by showing the world as I really find it."

Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate, and that is an aspect that I have to puncture. I do that by showing the world as I really find it.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda."

Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.



Martin Parr Quotes: "For those aspiring to make a living from travel photography, it's a sad fact that the boring shots are the shots that are going to make you money."

For those aspiring to make a living from travel photography, it's a sad fact that the boring shots are the shots that are going to make you money.




Martin Parr Quotes: "I accept that all photography is voyeuristic and exploitative, and obviously I live with my own guilt and conscience. It's part of the test and I don't have a problem with it."

I accept that all photography is voyeuristic and exploitative, and obviously I live with my own guilt and conscience. It's part of the test and I don't have a problem with it.



Martin Parr Quotes: "The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it."

The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy."

I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Work harder, get closer and be passionate about what you photograph."

Work harder, get closer and be passionate about what you photograph.



Martin Parr Quotes: "When a mother takes pictures of her children on the beach, she doesn't take herself for an artist; she does it for love, which is an excellent reason, from my point of view."

When a mother takes pictures of her children on the beach, she doesn't take herself for an artist; she does it for love, which is an excellent reason, from my point of view.



Martin Parr Quotes: "There are two parts to the process: taking the picture and finding ways of using it."

There are two parts to the process: taking the picture and finding ways of using it.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Unless it hurts, unless there’s some vulnerability there, I don’t think you’re going to get good photographs."

Unless it hurts, unless there’s some vulnerability there, I don’t think you’re going to get good photographs.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda."

Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of."

Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Everyone is a photographer now, remember. That's the great thing about photography."

Everyone is a photographer now, remember. That's the great thing about photography.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line."

Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct."

I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.



Martin Parr Quotes: "The danger is, you have a formula and you just repeat it."

The danger is, you have a formula and you just repeat it.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Taking photos is a form of collecting."

Taking photos is a form of collecting.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Photography's central role is to be the absolute medium of the day. It is fantastic that there is no longer any technical intimidation."

Photography's central role is to be the absolute medium of the day. It is fantastic that there is no longer any technical intimidation.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth."

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.



Martin Parr Quotes: "When I first started learning how to take photographs, you had to spend the first six months figuring out what an f-stop was. Now you just go and take pictures."

When I first started learning how to take photographs, you had to spend the first six months figuring out what an f-stop was. Now you just go and take pictures.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group."

I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.



Martin Parr Quotes: "The knack is to find your own inspiration, and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing."

The knack is to find your own inspiration, and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I get up early and open my emails, write cheques and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done."

I get up early and open my emails, write cheques and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Tourism is the biggest industry in the world."

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I do read many of the photography magazines from the UK and abroad."

I do read many of the photography magazines from the UK and abroad.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts."

Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further."

I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries."

I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am away so much, so I rarely see live TV, but I use iPlayer to catch programmes."

I am away so much, so I rarely see live TV, but I use iPlayer to catch programmes.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos."

I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Dictators are interesting, no?"

Dictators are interesting, no?



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up."

I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera."

I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography."

Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the 80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped modernise Britain."

I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the 80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped modernise Britain.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary."

Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.



Martin Parr Quotes: "As artists get wealthier and more famous, often their work gets worse... I'm fascinated by the decline of artists. I suspect I'll be in decline myself. It's a fact of life."

As artists get wealthier and more famous, often their work gets worse... I'm fascinated by the decline of artists. I suspect I'll be in decline myself. It's a fact of life.



Martin Parr Quotes: "I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next."

I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.



Martin Parr Quotes: "Photography is Art and Art is Photography."

Photography is Art and Art is Photography.



Martin Parr Quotes: "My black-and-white work is more of a celebration and the color work became more of a critique of society."

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration and the color work became more of a critique of society.