117 Quotes by Martin Parr

When I visited Vietnam for Oxfam, the thing that really struck me was how the local farmers had to prepare to evacuate or climb to their mezzanines with their valuable family possessions.

Most of us, when we go out with a camera in our own country, try to find exotic subject matter to photograph.

My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down.

I love curating, because I'm lucky and privileged that I have a platform and I can share my discoveries with other people.

When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.

I would urge everyone to start looking at the world in a different way. Spend some time looking at everyday objects, at their design, their shape, their individual characteristics. Think ahead and imagine their significance.

Over the years, I have perfected the art of dancing and photographing at the same time: it's a great double act. If you're dancing, you are joining in. If you stand there rigid, you are not in the flow of things.

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

My profile is bigger in Europe than it is in the U.K.