Martin Parr Quotes About Propaganda

Quotes about: Propaganda

• All photography is propaganda.

  Martin Parr

  Photography, Propaganda, Photograph

• Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.

  Martin Parr

  Propaganda, Glamorous

  "The foibles of the world". Article by Benjamin Secher, www.telegraph.co.uk. August 27, 2011.

• Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.

  Martin Parr

  Trying, Looks, Propaganda

  "The power of sepia - an expert's take on that Madonna image" by Martin Parr, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2009.

• Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate. Most of the photographs in your paper, unless they are hard news, are lies. Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality... Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.

  Martin Parr

  Photography, Fashion, Lying

• We are drowning in images. Photography is used as a propaganda tool, which serves to sell products and ideas. I use the same approach to show aspects of reality.

  Martin Parr

  Photography, Reality, Ideas

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