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Matt Black Wins W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award 

October 15, 2015 
by Matt Black 
Magnum Photos Nominee, Matt Black, is the recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Award for 2015 for his outstanding digital documentary, <a href="http://www.geographyofpoverty.com/">The American Geography</a>. The project combines geotagged photographs with census data to map and document seventy of the USA's poorest regions. <a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/Package/2K1HRG6H96UE">His work</a> explores the connections between migration, poverty , farming and the environment.