In one of photographer Devin Allen’s images of his Baltimore, a young boy kicks his feet up in the air on a swing set, and the shadow he casts on the grass is precise and hard-edged enough to… ...

The photographer Devin Allen — who in less than two years has become one of Baltimore’s best-known and well-liked native sons — is about to publish a book of photographs of his city. “A ...

When the city of Baltimore erupted in April 2015 following the police custody death of Freddie Gray, a young, self-taught photographer was in the thick of it, capturing history with his camera ...

Devin Allen’s photographs are vivid love letters to Baltimore With the release of his first book A Beautiful Ghetto, the artist is dedicated to showing his city’s unsung strength and plurality.

This narrative, which I heard throughout my childhood growing up in Baltimore in the 1980s, put the blame not on the depredations of the ghetto, but on the character of its residents.

A Beautiful Ghetto is a 124-page collection of black-and-white pictures Allen made following Gray’s death on April 19, 2015. Amid peaceful protests and some violent unrest, Allen captured candid ...