Unless it hurts, unless thereโs some vulnerability there, I donโt think youโre going to get good photographs.
Martin ParrI am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.
Martin ParrThe thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.
Martin ParrMagnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line.
Martin ParrI get up early and open my emails, write cheques and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.
Martin ParrIf you photograph for a long time, you get to understand such things as body language. I often do not look at people I photograph, especially afterwards. Also when I want a photo, I become somewhat fearless, and this helps a lot. There will always be someone who objects to being photographed, and when this happens you move on.
Martin Parr