There are elements of irony in my work, of course. Martin Parr More Quotes by Martin Parr More Quotes From Martin Parr Unless it hurts, unless there’s some vulnerability there, I don’t think you’re going to get good photographs. Martin Parr photographhurtthinking 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 boringphotographyfacts 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 are increasingly controlled by large institutions, large companies and large systems. Martin Parr essentialsvoiceworld There are two parts to the process: taking the picture and finding ways of using it. Martin Parr photographytwoway Work harder, get closer and be passionate about what you photograph. Martin Parr passionatehard-workphotograph The knack is to find your own inspiration, and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing. Martin Parr photographyinspirationjourney 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 propagandatryinglooks Taking photos is a form of collecting. Martin Parr collectingform Photography is Art and Art is Photography. Martin Parr art-isphotographyart Photographs are interpretations of reality; as such, it is entirely subjective. Most photos are taken with an agenda, to sell something or to make a subject look better than it really is. Think of family snapshots - everyone is smiling and happy. Martin Parr takenrealitythinking I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group. Martin Parr groupsphotographthinking 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 touristshypocrisycriticism In 1982 I bought the newly released Makina Plaubel 55mm fixed-lens camera. With this shift from 35mm to 6 x 7, I also changed from black and white to color. Later that year, I started my project on New Brighton called The Last Resort. However, the first project I shot in colour was composed of urban scenes from Liverpool. This image was on the second roll of film. It's the first good photo I made in this new chapter of my work. Martin Parr black-and-whitecoloryears My black-and-white work is more of a celebration and the color work became more of a critique of society. Martin Parr celebrationblack-and-whitecolor Tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Martin Parr tourismindustryworld When a mother takes pictures of her children on the beach, she doesn't take herself for an artist; she does it for love, which is an excellent reason, from my point of view. Martin Parr motherbeachchildren Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line. Martin Parr linesphotographerwar When I first started learning how to take photographs, you had to spend the first six months figuring out what an f-stop was. Now you just go and take pictures. Martin Parr six-monthspreparationfirsts Everyone is a photographer now, remember. That's the great thing about photography. Martin Parr photographyphotographerremember I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct. Martin Parr linkedinemailneeds
