Top 72 Quotes by Martin Parr

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

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.

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

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.

One of the things I regret is that magazines now are so lifestyle-orientated that the opportunity to do bigger projects is gone. This is a serious misjudgment on the part of magazine editors.

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

Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that I do so. My conscience is clear.

Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.

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.

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.