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Martin Parr quotes: I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.

I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.

Martin Parr quotes: The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.

The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.

Martin Parr quotes: 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.

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.

Martin Parr quotes: I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

Martin Parr quotes: By default, I am a travel photographer. I work on a combination of commissions and personal projects that take me around the world.

By default, I am a travel photographer. I work on a combination of commissions and personal projects that take me around the world.

Martin Parr quotes: My biggest television weakness is 'Dragons' Den.'

My biggest television weakness is 'Dragons' Den.'

Martin Parr quotes: When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the country.

When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the country.

Martin Parr quotes: Dictators are interesting, no?

Dictators are interesting, no?

Martin Parr quotes: I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.

I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.

Martin Parr quotes: Margaret Thatcher was very good for the arts in so far as it gave people a real focus for something to be against.

Margaret Thatcher was very good for the arts in so far as it gave people a real focus for something to be against.

Martin Parr quotes: I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.

I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.

Martin Parr quotes: Places change all the time, and the type of people who live there change.

Places change all the time, and the type of people who live there change.

Martin Parr quotes: I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

Martin Parr quotes: Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.

Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.

Martin Parr quotes: You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

Martin Parr quotes: When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.

When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.

Martin Parr quotes: Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.

Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.

Martin Parr quotes: Sometimes you feel uncomfortable taking a photograph, but that's all part of the job.

Sometimes you feel uncomfortable taking a photograph, but that's all part of the job.

Martin Parr quotes: There are 65 to 70 photography galleries in New York alone. In the U.K., there are no more than five, and they're all in London.

There are 65 to 70 photography galleries in New York alone. In the U.K., there are no more than five, and they're all in London.

Martin Parr quotes: Most of us, when we go out with a camera in our own country, try to find exotic subject matter to photograph.

Most of us, when we go out with a camera in our own country, try to find exotic subject matter to photograph.

Martin Parr quotes: My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down.

My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down.

Martin Parr quotes: With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.

With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.

Martin Parr quotes: I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch, and I do love big screen documentaries.

I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch, and I do love big screen documentaries.

Martin Parr quotes: I am away so much, so I rarely see live TV, but I use iPlayer to catch programmes.

I am away so much, so I rarely see live TV, but I use iPlayer to catch programmes.

Martin Parr quotes: There are elements of irony in my work, of course.

There are elements of irony in my work, of course.

Martin Parr quotes: Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.

Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.

Martin Parr quotes: I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the '80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped modernise Britain.

I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the '80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped modernise Britain.

Martin Parr quotes: Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.

Martin Parr quotes: I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.

I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.

Martin Parr quotes: Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of.

Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of.

Martin Parr quotes: In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird, being attracted to it.

In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird, being attracted to it.

Martin Parr quotes: The danger is, you have a formula and you just repeat it.

The danger is, you have a formula and you just repeat it.

Martin Parr quotes: TV-makers usually don't know much about photography.

TV-makers usually don't know much about photography.

Martin Parr quotes: I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.

I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.

Martin Parr quotes: Unless it hurts, unless there's some vulnerability there, I don't think you're going to get good photographs.

Unless it hurts, unless there's some vulnerability there, I don't think you're going to get good photographs.

Martin Parr quotes: The idea of England in decline is very attractive.

The idea of England in decline is very attractive.

Martin Parr quotes: The knack is to find your own inspiration and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.

The knack is to find your own inspiration and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.

Martin Parr quotes: I photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look.

I photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look.

Martin Parr quotes: I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

Martin Parr quotes: If there is any jarring at all in my photographs, it's because we are so used to ingesting pictures of everywhere looking beautiful.

If there is any jarring at all in my photographs, it's because we are so used to ingesting pictures of everywhere looking beautiful.

Martin Parr quotes: I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.

I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.

Martin Parr quotes: Work harder, get closer and be passionate about what you photograph.

Work harder, get closer and be passionate about what you photograph.

Martin Parr quotes: Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.

Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.

Martin Parr quotes: Photography's central role is to be the absolute medium of the day. It is fantastic that there is no longer any technical intimidation.

Photography's central role is to be the absolute medium of the day. It is fantastic that there is no longer any technical intimidation.

My profile is bigger in Europe than it is in the U.K.

Martin Parr quotes: Taking photos is a form of collecting.

Taking photos is a form of collecting.

Martin Parr quotes: We live in a homogenized world, where it's hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are the dull things.

We live in a homogenized world, where it's hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are the dull things.

Martin Parr quotes: Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

Martin Parr quotes: All photography is propaganda.

All photography is propaganda.

Martin Parr quotes: The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.

The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.

Martin Parr quotes: For those aspiring to make a living from travel photography, it's a sad fact that the boring shots are the shots that are going to make you money.

For those aspiring to make a living from travel photography, it's a sad fact that the boring shots are the shots that are going to make you money.

Martin Parr quotes: I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.

I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.

Martin Parr quotes: Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

Martin Parr quotes: There are two parts to the process: taking the picture and finding ways of using it.

There are two parts to the process: taking the picture and finding ways of using it.

Martin Parr quotes: We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record.

We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record.

Martin Parr quotes: I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.

I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.

Martin Parr quotes: The trouble with Hollywood films is that they always have a pleasant ending.

The trouble with Hollywood films is that they always have a pleasant ending.

Martin Parr quotes: My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.

Martin Parr quotes: I am what I photograph.

I am what I photograph.

Martin Parr quotes: Everyone is a photographer now, remember. That's the great thing about photography.

Everyone is a photographer now, remember. That's the great thing about photography.

Martin Parr quotes: You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.

You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.

Martin Parr quotes: Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate, and that is an aspect that I have to puncture. I do that by showing the world as I really find

Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate, and that is an aspect that I have to puncture. I do that by showing the world as I really find it.

Martin Parr quotes: I love curating, because I'm lucky and privileged that I have a platform and I can share my discoveries with other people.

I love curating, because I'm lucky and privileged that I have a platform and I can share my discoveries with other people.

Martin Parr quotes: The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you're trying to say and express.

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you're trying to say and express.

Martin Parr quotes: I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

Martin Parr quotes: You can't shoot in sepia, so converting into black and white and then into brown makes everything feel less real.

You can't shoot in sepia, so converting into black and white and then into brown makes everything feel less real.

Martin Parr quotes: I do read many of the photography magazines from the U.K. and abroad.

I do read many of the photography magazines from the U.K. and abroad.

Martin Parr quotes: I just go out and try to make sense of the world around me.

I just go out and try to make sense of the world around me.