--- title: "11 You Quotes By Martin Parr" description: "11 You quotes by Martin Parr. Plus more from Martin Parr and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/martin-parr-4726_different_you-can-easily-take-photographs-at-a-wed_2382460.png" --- > [You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/you-can-easily-take-photographs-at-a-wedding-no-one-would-question-it/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/martin-parr-4726_different_you-can-easily-take-photographs-at-a-wed_2382460.png) > [In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/in-new-york-you-have-the-street-in-the-u-k-we-have-the-beach-i-end-up/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/martin-parr-4726_attracted_in-new-york-you-have-the-street-in-the-u_448012.png) > [Of course, New Brighton is very shabby, very rundown, but people still go there because it's the place where you take kids…](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) > [Sometimes you feel uncomfortable taking a photograph, but that's all part of the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/sometimes-you-feel-uncomfortable-taking-a-photograph-but-that-s-all/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/martin-parr-4726_feel_sometimes-you-feel-uncomfortable-taking_1013183.png) > [You can't shoot in sepia, so converting into black and white and then into brown makes everything feel less real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/you-can-t-shoot-in-sepia-so-converting-into-black-and-white-and-then/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/martin-parr-4726_black_you-can-t-shoot-in-sepia-so-converting-i_974626.png) > [Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/photography-is-by-its-nature-exploitative-it-s-whether-you-use-this/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/martin-parr-4726_clear_photography-is-by-its-nature-exploitativ_1985129.png) > [In the '70s, in Britain, if you were going to do serious photography, you were obliged to work in black-and-white. Color was…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/martin-parr-4726_black-and-white_in-the-70s-in-britain-if-you-were-going_95263.png) > [If you go to the supermarket and buy a package of food and look at the photo on the front, the food…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/if-you-go-to-the-supermarket-and-buy-a-package-of-food-and-look-at/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/martin-parr-4726_buy_if-you-go-to-the-supermarket-and-buy-a-p_1332628.png) > [When someone says to you, 'Oh, I don't take a good picture,' what they mean is they haven't come to terms with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/when-someone-says-to-you-oh-i-don-t-take-a-good-picture-what-they/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/martin-parr-4726_come_when-someone-says-to-you-oh-i-don-t-take_813037.jpg) > [Over the years, I have perfected the art of dancing and photographing at the same time: it's a great double act. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/over-the-years-i-have-perfected-the-art-of-dancing-and-photographing/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/martin-parr-4726_act_over-the-years-i-have-perfected-the-art_690949.png) > [Modern technology has taken the angst out of achieving the perfect shot. For me, the only thing that counts is the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/modern-technology-has-taken-the-angst-out-of-achieving-the-perfect/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/martin-parr-4726_achieving_modern-technology-has-taken-the-angst-ou_778151.png) ## Other authors on You ## 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/you/martin-parr/#itemlist", "name": "11 You Quotes By Martin Parr", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. 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