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Sisters alongside the road near their home. Allensworth, California.
Boy with an old farm truck. Teviston, California.
Fishing in an irrigation canal. Corcoran, California.
Texas migrant at his home. Allensworth, California.
Weeding cotton. Allensworth, California.
Parishioner awaits Sunday school. Teviston, California.

“I felt like the last thing the world needed was another photographer chasing headlines”

Part two of a discussion with Matt Black on forging your own path as a photographer

Parishioners at the House of Prayer. Teviston, California.
Playing on clothesline. Teviston, California.
Kids at an irrigation pond. Teviston, California.
96-year-old in his bedroom. Teviston, California.
Texas migrant in her yard. Teviston, California.
Former cotton migrant at home. Teviston, California.

“photographers can get in the way of themselves, and lose sight of what’s essential”

This is part 1 of a conversation with photographer Matt Black, discussing his NPPA proposal and his Black Okies project.