Martin Parr Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)
Martin Parr quotes and sayings page 5 (photographer). Here's quote # 41 through 50 out of the 71 we have.
“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.”
“We live in a homogenized world, where it's hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are the dull things.”
“When someone says to you, 'Oh, I don't take a good picture,' what they mean is they haven't come to terms with how they look. They take a fine picture, it's just that their image of how they think they look is not in touch with the reality.”
“I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.”
“Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.”
“I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.”
“I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.”
“Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all.”
“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.”
“I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.”
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