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 Work
You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different. -Martin Parr Wedding
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 Technology
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 Romantic
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 Travel
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 Famous
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 Travel
My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society. -Martin Parr Society
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 Travel
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 Travel
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 Sad
Sepia in particular tends to make everything look a bit romantic and almost sentimental, hence the fact that it remains such a popular choice for wedding photographs. -Martin Parr Wedding
Sepia in particular tends to make everything look a bit romantic and almost sentimental, hence the fact that it remains such a popular choice for wedding photographs. -Martin Parr Romantic
