Matt Black

Matt Black is an American documentary photographer whose work focuses on themes of poverty, migration, and environmental justice, primarily across rural and marginalized communities in the United States and beyond. Known for his stark black-and-white imagery and immersive storytelling, Black gained wide recognition for his long-term project The Geography of Poverty, which maps and visualizes economic hardship across the country. A member of Magnum Photos, his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. Black lives and works in California’s Central Valley, where much of his work is rooted.