Modern technology has taken the angst out of achieving the perfect shot. For me, the only thing that counts is the idea… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I see things going on before my eyes and I photograph them as they are, without trying to change them. I don't… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In the cookery… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Nobody thinks about technical issues anymore because cameras or camera phones take care of that automatically. On the other hand, you still have the… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
As we travel around Britain, I am convinced most of us cannot really appreciate what we are seeing. We take too much for granted,… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
