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• Photographs are interpretations of reality; as such, it is entirely subjective. Most photos are taken with an agenda, to sell something or to make a subject look better than it really is. Think of family snapshots - everyone is smiling and happy.

  Martin Parr

  Taken, Reality, Thinking

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• To ask people's permission to take their pictures? Sometimes it feels right to ask, but I will not ask, unless it is essential to do so. If you asked all the time, you would miss everything. With the exception of portraits, it is generally bad news if people are looking at the camera.

  Martin Parr

  People, Missing, Sometimes

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• Photography is Art and Art is Photography.

  Martin Parr

  Photography, Art, Art Is

  Source: www.theguardian.com