British - Photographer | May 23, 1952 -
The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.
Martin Parr
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My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.
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Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.
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Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.
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Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.
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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.
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I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.
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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.
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In the '70s, in Britain, if you were going to do serious photography, you were obliged to work in black-and-white. Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography.
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Taking photos is a form of collecting.
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The knack is to find your own inspiration and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.
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I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.
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