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I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.
— Martin Parr
I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.
— Martin Parr
My biggest television weakness is 'Dragons' Den.'
— Martin Parr
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
Dictators are interesting, no?
— Martin Parr
I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.
— Martin Parr
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
I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.
— 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.
— Martin Parr
Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.
— Martin Parr
Most of us, when we go out with a camera in our own country, try to find exotic subject matter to photograph.
— Martin Parr
There are elements of irony in my work, of course.
— Martin Parr
Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.
— Martin Parr
I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.
— Martin Parr
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
TV-makers usually don't know much about photography.
— Martin Parr
I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.
— Martin Parr
Unless it hurts, unless there's some vulnerability there, I don't think you're going to get good photographs.
— Martin Parr
The idea of England in decline is very attractive.
— Martin Parr
The knack is to find your own inspiration and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.
— Martin Parr
I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.
— Martin Parr
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
My profile is bigger in Europe than it is in the U.K.
— Martin Parr
Taking photos is a form of collecting.
— Martin Parr
Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.
— Martin Parr
All photography is propaganda.
— Martin Parr
The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.
— Martin Parr
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
Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.
— Martin Parr
We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record.
— Martin Parr
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
My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.
— Martin Parr
I am what I photograph.
— Martin Parr
You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.
— Martin Parr
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
