Matt Black - Mapping poverty

THIS VIDEO: Matt Black is man with a purpose – taking a closer look at his rise to prominence is instructive in many ways. Here’s a guy who has spent most of his photographic life taking pictures of poverty. You could say that this subject is so early last century - Jacob Riis Rees, Lewis Hine and Dorothea Lange covered that topic fairly comprehensively. They also all died poor themselves. So for an ambitious young photographer this would probably wouldn’t be the most appealing subject matter. But for Black, poverty wasn’t a vehicle for success – covering it was a necessity - he is now a member of the elite Magnum agency, he was named Time Magazine’s Instagram photographer of the year and he is represented by the prestigious Robert Koch Gallery. During a time in which selfies dominate social media and dress-up concepts are heralded as art, how is it possible for someone with authenticity to rise to the top?

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ABOUT ME: The conversations focus on topics related to different aspects of photography including: art, documentary and photojournalism. The discussions explore the personal experiences of photographers and artists and how their work reflects both their internal and external landscape. During the past 30 years I have photographed in over 50 countries for magazines including National Geographic, Time, New York Times and Newsweek. I have held solo exhibitions in New York, London and Paris and my work is showcased in private and institutional art collections around the world.

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VIDEO CLIPS: Matt Black Unamerican Dream, Meet the Journalist Matt Black, Photojournalist Matt Black