{"product_id":"american-geography-9780500545355","title":"American Geography","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Magnum photographer Matt Black began exploring his hometown in California's rural Central Valley--dubbed \"the other California,\" where one-third of the population lives in poverty--he knew what his next project had to be. Black was inspired to create a vivid portrait of an unknown America, to photograph some of the poorest communities across the US. Traveling across forty-six states and Puerto Rico, Black visited designated \"poverty areas,\" places with a poverty rate above 20 percent, and found that poverty areas are so numerous that they're never more than a two-hour's drive apart, woven through the fabric of the country but cut off from \"the land of opportunity.\" \u003cem\u003eAmerican Geography\u003c\/em\u003e is a visual record of this five-year, 100,000-mile road trip, which chronicles the vulnerable conditions faced by America's poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling compilation of black-and-white photographs is accompanied by Black's own travelogue--a collection of observations, overheard conversations in cafe s and public transportation, diner menus, bus timetables, historical facts, and snippets from daily news reports. A future classic of photography, this monograph is supported by an international touring exhibition and is a must-have for anyone with an interest in witnessing the reality of an America that's been excluded from the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Black\u003c\/strong\u003e is a member of Magnum Photos. He was named \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Instagram Photographer of the Year in 2014 and has received the W. Eugene Smith Grant and two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards.","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533650202898,"sku":"9780500545355","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd900fc1-b963-4495-a844-cd6b4cece180.jpg?v=1731408192","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-geography-9780500545355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}