Martin Parr

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

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.

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.