In the '70s, in Britain, if you were going to do serious photography, you were obliged to work in black-and-white. Color was… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird,… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have perfected the art of dancing and photographing at the same time: it's a great double act. If… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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
When someone says to you, 'Oh, I don't take a good picture,' what they mean is they haven't come to terms with… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
You can't shoot in sepia, so converting into black and white and then into brown makes everything feel less real. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Sometimes you feel uncomfortable taking a photograph, but that's all part of the job. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Of course, New Brighton is very shabby, very rundown, but people still go there because it's the place where you take kids… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
If you go to the supermarket and buy a package of food and look at the photo on the front, the food… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different. — 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
