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> [Of course, New Brighton is very shabby, very rundown, but people still go there because it's the place where you take kids out on a Sunday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/of-course-new-brighton-is-very-shabby-very-rundown-but-people-still/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/martin-parr-4726_because_of-course-new-brighton-is-very-shabby-ve_1215596.png)

> [In 1982 I bought the newly released Makina Plaubel 55mm fixed-lens camera. With this shift from 35mm to 6 x 7, I also changed from black and white to color. Later that year, I started my project on New Brighton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/in-1982-i-bought-the-newly-released-makina-plaubel-55mm-fixed-lens/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/martin-parr-4726_black_in-1982-i-bought-the-newly-released-maki_2058574.jpg)

## Other authors on Brighton

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-james-74889.jpg) Peter James 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brighton/peter-james/)

## More by Martin Parr

> [Taking photos is a form of collecting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/taking-photos-is-a-form-of-collecting/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/most-of-the-photographs-people-take-with-their-cameraphones-are-of/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/i-looked-around-at-what-my-colleagues-were-doing-and-asked-myself/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/when-i-am-in-london-all-i-do-is-mix-with-other-people-in-the-arts/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In the cookery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/fashion-pictures-show-people-looking-glamorous-travel-pictures-show-a/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/tourism-is-the-biggest-industry-in-the-world/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [In the '70s, in Britain, if you were going to do serious photography, you were obliged to work in black-and-white. Color was the palette…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/in-the-70s-in-britain-if-you-were-going-to-do-serious-photography-you/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Nobody thinks about technical issues anymore because cameras or camera phones take care of that automatically. On the other hand, you still have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/nobody-thinks-about-technical-issues-anymore-because-cameras-or/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [As we travel around Britain, I am convinced most of us cannot really appreciate what we are seeing. We take too much for granted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/as-we-travel-around-britain-i-am-convinced-most-of-us-cannot-really/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/i-toyed-with-the-notion-of-being-an-actor-and-am-so-glad-that-this/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Photos tend to organize chaos, to define what we're doing here. It is essential that individuals' voices depict the world around us, as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/photos-tend-to-organize-chaos-to-define-what-we-re-doing-here-it-is/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/we-live-in-a-difficult-but-inspiring-world-and-there-is-so-much-out/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/my-father-was-an-obsessive-bird-watcher-the-genes-of-observation/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/photographers-never-want-to-talk-about-the-fact-that-they-may-well-be/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

> [I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch, and I do love big screen documentaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/i-am-a-big-fan-of-jim-jarmusch-and-i-do-love-big-screen-documentaries/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

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