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Martin Parr

Profession : Photographer

Birth : May 23, 1952

There are 65 to 70 photography galleries in New York alone. In the U.K., there are no more than five, and they're all in London.

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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.

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I photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look.

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I never think of photographs as being individual. Always as a group.

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I like to keep in touch with younger photographers. It's important that a younger generation comes up and questions the assumptions made by old farts like me.

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

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

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

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I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

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I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch, and I do love big screen documentaries.

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I do read many of the photography magazines from the U.K. and abroad.

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

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My biggest television weakness is 'Dragons' Den.'

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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.

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I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.

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I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.

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I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.

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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.

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I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

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Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.

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