Martin Parr Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

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

“The idea of England in decline is very attractive.”

“The trouble with Hollywood films is that they always have a pleasant ending.”

“TV-makers usually don't know much about photography.”

“When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the country.”

“You can't shoot in sepia, so converting into black and white and then into brown makes everything feel less real.”

“If you go to the supermarket and buy a package of food and look at the photo on the front, the food never looks like that inside, does it? That is a fundamental lie we are sold every day.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”