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

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

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

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

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

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 never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group. — Martin Parr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The danger is, you have a formula and you just repeat 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 photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look. — Martin Parr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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