JENNIFER:
THEO: DEVIN ALLEN IS A BALTIMORE
NATIVE WHO GARNERED NATIONAL
ATTENTION WHEN ONE OF HIS
PHOTOGRAPHS MADE THE COVER OF
"TIME" MAGAZINE.
A CAPTURE THE UPRISING FOLLOWING
THE DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY.
I’M DOING WELL.
YOUR WORK IS GOING TO BE
FEATURED IN THE INSTITUTE FOR
INTEGRATED HEALTH.
IT’S CALLED A BEAUTIFUL GHETTO.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW DID YOUR LIFE
CHANGE WHEN THAT "TIME" MAGAZINE
COVER?
>> IT WAS LIK SUCCESS.
IT GOT ME TO PUT BALTIMORE ON
THE PLATFORM THAT WAS NOT THERE
BEFORE.
IT’S JUST AN AMAZING FEELING TO
CAPTURE AN IMAGE BUT ALSO
TELLING THE NARRATIVE OF WHAT
HAPPENED IN DURING THE UPRISING.
THEO: WHAT IS IT YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO REALIZE ABOUT YOUR
WORK?
>> WE’ KNOWN FOR BEING THE
MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN THE
UNITED STATES BUT IT IS A
CERTAIN KIND OF LOVE THAT YOU
FEEL GROWING UP IN THE HOOD.
I WANTED TO SHOW THE POSITIVE IN
EVERYDAY LIFE, NOT JUST THE
STRUGGLE AND THE PAIN.
THEO: WE’RE SHOWING SOME OF
THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT MADE
"TIME."
HOW DID YOU CAPTURE THIS?
>> I WASN’T REALLY THINKING.
I FELT LIKE NOBODY COULD TELL
THE STORY BETTER THAN ME, BEING
FROM WEST BALTIMORE.
I POSTED IT LIVE IN IT WENT
VIRAL.
THEO: WHAT IS THIS?
>> THAT IS KEVIN, WHO CAPTURED
THE VIDEO FOOTAGE.
ONE OF THE ANGLES OF FREDDIE
GRAY.
I PHOTOGRAPHED HIM IN FRONT OF
THE MURAL.
THEO: YOU SAY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU
COULD OF BEEN FREDDIE GRAY.
>> THEO: EASILY, EASILY.
THEO: WHEN PEOPLE SEE YOUR WORK,
WHAT DO THEY SAY?
>> IT IS MOVING.
JUST ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
DIGEST IT.
 CREATES CONVERSATION, HAVING
THOSE HARD CONVERSATIONS IN
CREATING THAT NARRATIVE OF WHAT
HAPPENED AND TALKING ABOUT
POLICE BRUTALITY AND EVERYTHING
ELSE GOING ON IN BALTIMORE.
THEO: THE EXHIBIT IS FREE AT THE
INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE
HEALTH.
IT’S THERE NOW.
>> IT IS GETTING SET UP THIS
WEEK.
THEO WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING
OUT ALSO WITH THE SAME TITLE?
>> THE BOOK CAME OUT LAST YEAR
AND IT IS MOVING AMAZINGLY IN
THE SECOND PRINTING.
THE BOOK WAS NOMINATED FOR THE
ENCAAP IMAGE AWARD.
I DID NOT WIN BUT I GOT TO TAKE
MY MOM ON THE RED CARPET.
THEO: WHEN YOUNG KIDS SEE YOU,
THIS POSITIVE PATH AND
PHOTOGRAPHY AND THIS MOVEMENT,
ARE THEY INSPIRED?
DO YOU SEE THE PEOPLE ARE MAKING
A CHANGE?
>> YES.
I HAVE GIVEN OUT ALMOST 200
CAMERAS IN BALTIMORE.
I’M AT 195.
I HAVE DONE SUCCESSFUL YOUTH
PROGRAMS.
WHEN I LEAVE HERE, I WORK WITH
MY KIDS.
JUST TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUTE
TO DIGEST THE WORLD AND
REGURGITATE I T.
THEO: IT PEOPLE WANT TO GET
AHOLD OF YOU AND TAKE A LOOK AT
YOUR WORK OR BE INSPIRED, WHAT
SHOULD THEY DO?
>> JUST FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM.
DEVIN ALLEN, EASY TO FIND.
THEO: SPELL THAT.
>>D-E-V-
