Martin Parr

All photography is propaganda.

— Martin Parr

I am what I photograph.

— Martin Parr

Taking photos is a form of collecting.

— Martin Parr

Dictators are interesting, no?

— Martin Parr

I photograph wealth.

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

Photography is Art and Art is Photography.

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

My profile is bigger in Europe than it is in the U.K.

— Martin Parr

I photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look.

— Martin Parr

We live in a homogenized world, where it's hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are…

— Martin Parr

When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the…

— Martin Parr

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

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot…

— Martin Parr

When a mother takes pictures of her children on the beach, she doesn't take herself for an artist; she does it for…

— Martin Parr

Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that…

— Martin Parr

Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In…

— Martin Parr

As we travel around Britain, I am convinced most of us cannot really appreciate what we are seeing. We take too much…

— Martin Parr

As artists get wealthier and more famous, often their work gets worse... I'm fascinated by the decline of artists. I suspect I'll…

— Martin Parr

I would urge everyone to start looking at the world in a different way. Spend some time looking at everyday objects, at…

— Martin Parr

I pride myself in being an aficionado of the British seaside. Throughout my career, I have visited and worked in many of…

— Martin Parr

I go straight in very close to people and I do that because it's the only way you can get the picture.…

— Martin Parr

If you photograph for a long time, you get to understand such things as body language. I often do not look at…

— Martin Parr

I looked around at what my colleagues were doing, and asked myself, 'What relationship has it with what's going on?' I found…

— Martin Parr

In 1982 I bought the newly released Makina Plaubel 55mm fixed-lens camera. With this shift from 35mm to 6 x 7, I…

— Martin Parr

I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

— Martin Parr

The idea of England in decline is very attractive.

— Martin Parr

When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.

— Martin Parr

Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.

— Martin Parr

The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.

— Martin Parr

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

— Martin Parr

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

— Martin Parr