You're not in Disneyworld anymore: Florida's 'shadow country' laid bare by photographer who spent months traveling through the Sunshine State's wild side

I hate 'photographers' who are 'artistic'. They just set up these stupid pictures. They add a filter to make it look like it was taken 30 years ago , its all fake its so sad.

If you want to know what REAL Americans think about illegal immigrants just ask an American Indian.

The true face of Obama's American.

Obama " Yes We Can"..... No You Haven"t.

Thats the south, and it looks like that all over.

I'm sorry, that's nothing. You should see Liverpool !!

Some of the poorest people on earth live in the USA,especially the Indian reservations.

You guys are all correct. Florida is an absolute mess. I would not come here. Washington DC, Detroit, New York and LA are much better. Yes it's true. So please don't waste your time coming down here. Thanks.

People who are actually from Florida have told me that Florida is a dump. I have no interest in ever going there for any reason.

It is not only Florida. It is nearly every State. It is time people realised America isn't a great place to live especially with their gun laws. Also don't get me started on the politics of the country. People in America deserve better.

Thanks Curran for the documentary of every awful scene you could find. This should keep more of you Yankee liberals out of Florida, which is A GOOD THING.

People, don't you understand? Because "Hatleberg, who received an MFA from Yale University, currently teaches photography at Yale University and Cooper Union." makes these otherwise pedestrian photographs ART.

Florida has some rough areas so what, so does every county in the UK

Visited one year and found the main highway blocked and a diversion in place. Have to say it became quite disturbing in places and we were relieved to get back to the main road.

But obamas too busy telling us what to do

The lost ones with lost dreams, in a forgotten city... There's about 1 of this town in every big city...

Many people would be surprised how poor much of the US actually is.

I grew up in Flouida. Loved it there. Most diverse state in the nation. Is France only Paris? Is The UK only London?

People come to Florida, they visit seaworld, disney, and all of the other parks. They think wow this is great. They go home, quit their jobs and come down lock, stock and barrel and then discover that the rest of Florida isn't like disney. They can't find a job that pays what they are used to or can't find a job, housing is hard to find (guess what it is a seller's market right now - the days of getting great deals is almost over) and they realize the cost of living is higher. The pay in Florida is not that great compared to other cities/states. Although there is no state tax, take a look at the property taxes. They will make you sit down, and fast. Groceries are more expensive too. Publix is as expensive or more expensive then a Fresh Market (which isn't cheap by any means). It is a great place to live if you are a deadbeat dad (or mom). Florida doesn't have a lot of reciprocal agreements with other states in regard to divorce/child support arrangements.

i love the political people in these replies, because they are what's wrong with, not only America, but other places in the world. they refuse to accept that maybe the party they support didn't do it right and they lay blame squarely on the opposition party. they refuse to see that both partys may have some good ideas if only you could actually work together but pride stops it. florida, LA, new york, london, manchester, brazil. everywhere is filled with rural poverty. it takes everyone working together to fix it not prideful hate that you are better than the opposition.