--- title: "3 Glamorous Quotes By Martin Parr" description: "3 Glamorous quotes by Martin Parr. Plus more from Martin Parr and more Glamorous sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/martin-parr-4726_always_fashion-pictures-show-people-looking-gla_74215.png" --- > [Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/martin-parr-4726_always_fashion-pictures-show-people-looking-gla_74215.png) > [Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate. Most of the photographs in your paper, unless they are hard news, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/part-of-the-role-of-photography-is-to-exaggerate-most-of-the/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/martin-parr-4726_deception_part-of-the-role-of-photography-is-to-ex_1882582.png) > [Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/most-of-the-pictures-we-consume-are-propaganda/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/martin-parr-4726_consume_most-of-the-pictures-we-consume-are-prop_1962032.png) ## Other authors on Glamorous - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-virginia-postrel-93901.jpg) Virginia Postrel 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glamorous/virginia-postrel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lady-gaga-58306.jpg) Lady Gaga 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glamorous/lady-gaga/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glamorous/martin-parr/#itemlist", "name": "3 Glamorous Quotes By Martin Parr", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In the cookery pages, the food always looks amazing, right? 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