In conjunction with the exhibition, American Flags, on view in Aurora’s Efroymson Gallery, photojournalist and documentarian Robb Hill speaks to this body of work that he has been making for over 30 years looking at how citizens use the flag to project personal ideas on a national symbol. Often playful and fun, sometimes quiet and profound, American Flags offers a diverse portrait of Americans and their relationship to the Stars and Stripes.

Robb Hill, who grew up in Southern Indiana, has extensive experience working domestically and abroad for newspapers, magazines, and digital news outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, National Geographic Traveler, CBS News, US News & World Report, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Maclean’s, McClatchy News Service, Boys’ Life, and Chicago Magazine.

IMAGE COURTESY OF ROBB HILL