Personally, I don't take holidays; I go on trips. My idea of relaxing is taking a trip that isn't commissioned. I'll work just as hard, but without that nagging pressure of fulfilling a commission. Now that's what I call a holiday. - Martin Parr 1 Share Now -
You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different. - Martin Parr 2 Share Now -
Modern technology has taken the angst out of achieving the perfect shot. For me, the only thing that counts is the idea behind the image: what you want to see and what you're trying to say. The idea is crucial. You have to think of something you want to say and expand upon it. - Martin Parr 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
I pride myself in being an aficionado of the British seaside. Throughout my career, I have visited and worked in many of the famous British resorts, from Great Yarmouth to Largs. - Martin Parr 6 Share Now -
Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In the cookery pages, the food always looks amazing, right? Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda. - Martin Parr 7 Share Now -
My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society. - Martin Parr 8 Share Now -
As we travel around Britain, I am convinced most of us cannot really appreciate what we are seeing. We take too much for granted, because it is all so familiar. - Martin Parr 9 Share Now -
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 10 Share Now -
