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About the Book

In April 2015, Baltimore erupted into mass protests in response to the brutal and heinous murder of Freddie Gray by the Baltimore police. Suddenly, the eyes of the world turned to Baltimore. In nearly 100 stunning black and white photos, Allen documents the uprising, his city, and the people who live there, revealing a world of love, courage, struggle and hope. Each photo reveals the personality, beauty and spirit of Baltimore and those who live there, as his camera complicates the stereotype of a 'ghetto'.

About the Author :
Devin Allen was born and raised in West Baltimore. He gained national attention when his photograph of the Baltimore Uprising was published on the cover of Time in May 2015 -- only the third time the work of an amateur photographer had been featured. His photographs have also appeared in New York Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Aperture, and in the permanent collections of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. He is the founder of Through Their Eyes, a youth photography educational program, and the winner of the 2017 Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship.

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"Devin Allen 's work demonstrates a connection between resistance as a daily activity, a way of life in the ghetto, and resistance as a political act, as played out in the streets last spring. He documents resistance without judgment, without asking the usual questions that outsiders might: Is it justified? Is it effective? Is it legal? Resistance is represented not as a tactic, but as a fundamental aspect of life." --Washington Post "Devin Allen could be the Gordon Parks of his generation." --NBC BLK "Devin Allen's photographs paint a picture not only of the protests themselves but also of the ups and downs of everyday life in Baltimore. The collection reenvisions the meaning of the term "ghetto," showing vibrancy within a racially divided city." --New York Magazine "Reminiscent of the work produced by the late Gordon Parks." --Ebony "Allen's photographs--which capture strength and beauty, as well as disparity and decay--transport viewers through the protests following the death of Freddie Gray and into the streets and lives of the people of West Baltimore where he grew up." --Baltimore Magazine "The cumulative effect of Allen 's photographs is of a city that 's lively, arresting and -- against the odds -- undeniably gorgeous." --Baltimore Sun "Devin Allen has compiled his poignant and sincere images of the real Baltimoreans who are often mischaracterized or neglected in the city's narrative for his first book. A Beautiful Ghetto captures the essence of the city before, during, and after the Baltimore Uprising." --Baltimore City Paper "Gorgeous." --Cassius


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781608467594
  • Publisher: Haymarket Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Haymarket Books
  • Height: 260 mm
  • No of Pages: 120
  • ISBN-10: 1608467597
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 234 mm


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