Martin Parr Quotes

You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.

Sepia in particular tends to make everything look a bit romantic and almost sentimental, hence the fact that it remains such a popular choice for wedding photographs.

By default, I am a travel photographer. I work on a combination of commissions and personal projects that take me around the world.

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.