Photo legend Martin Parr compares himself to amateurs in playful exhibit

'Photography is very democratic. These people are taking just as good pictures as me, almost by coincidence, but they're doing it because they want to record it - and that's partly my motive as well,' says Parr. Photo: AFP

His kitschy colour-saturated images have made him one of the most beloved figures in photography, and at 70, Britain's Martin Parr is still having fun.

Parr's latest exhibition, at the Magnum Gallery in Paris, is an excellent example of his playful approach - setting his pictures alongside those of amateur photographers without telling visitors which is which.