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PHOTOGRAPHERS SPEAK](http://photographyinterviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/matt-black-rare-commitment-to-truth.html) says:

I think that the collective understanding of this country is very superficial, and big parts of it are just left out, deemed unimportant. It’s not just about being unfair; it’s something that makes for the kind of places where things are allowed to fester. It’s a whole other world, an alternate America. To the extent that my photographs can play a part in addressing some of that, I’m more than proud.