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Now I understand how powerful an image can be. I understand I’m not too small to make a change. I’m still an activist. I’m still a protester, you know. But at the same time, I’m in a different place now, you know, I have a lot of attention on me, so I’m able to give back to the community. I’m able to inspire the youth and sway, you know, them with my words and by telling my story. … Devin Allen is — you know, everyone calls me the ‘Eyes of Baltimore.’.
—Devin Allen
I don’t like zoom lenses. I don’t want to sit back across the street, i want to be in the mix. I want to feel that energy, that rush.
—Devin Allen
People were starting to understand what was going on, it hit home I think with Freddie Gray, it woke a lot of people up … that could have been anyone’s kid.
—Devin Allen
I just thought I was just taking good pictures and I just was like, well, I hope these pictures get into the right hands or the right people see it, i never thought this would be born from that at all.
—Devin Allen
Being able to go to these communities, I’m basically seeing all these different struggles, you know, I was only activist for one movement and now I stand for multiple movements. I’m becoming more, the more places that I go.
—Devin Allen
Bring this to everyday life. … Either we’re going to progress or we’ll move backwards. now I understand how powerful an image can be. I understand I’m not too small to make a change. I’m still an activist. I’m still a protester, you know. But at the same time, I’m in a different place now.
—Devin Allen
It hit home I think with Freddie Gray, it woke a lot of people up … that could have been anyone’s kid.
—Devin Allen
It was a crazy day. It was the beginning, and this day changed my life.
—Devin Allen
[It was] a spark. A new spark, a new light, a new set of eyes that my work has been directed through following this story. Not just the story of Freddie Gray, but the story of Baltimore also.
—Devin Allen
The next thing I know, the pictures just went viral, within an hour. I saw like a thousand retweets; everyone was reposting it.
—Devin Allen