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Martin Parr Quote

There’s a new (audio) interview with Martin Parr up here. Here’s a choice bit from the end:

Q: “I wonder how people can avoid being derivative.”

MP: “Photography’s so simple and so complicated, and there are so many things that haven’t been done yet - which will be so simple, and when we see them we’ll wonder why no one else had thought of it. It’s all out there to be had. Of course, you need the inspiration of other photographers to kick-start your own enthusiasm, but then you’ve got to make it into your own.”

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