Baltimore photographer Devin Allen captures uprising in touching photos

Photographer Devin Allen is being celebrated for his touching photos of the protests in Baltimore. His photos are so moving, that Time Magazine recognized them, and featured the 26-year-old’s work on its latest cover.

Baltimore Photographer Devin Allen on Time Magazine

Allen’s photos were first spotted on Instagram and spread from celebrities’ profiles to international organizations.

The father of one, who has been photographing for three years, says he’s heartened by how his photos are being embraced online.

After being circulated earlier this week, his image of a protester running from a large amount of police was chosen as the cover of TIME.

Im crying right now this is history Baltimore for all of us i have nothing to say right now idk what to say ::: #welovebaltimore #ripfreddiegray ::::: #DVNLLN

A photo posted by KnownNobody ◼️◾️▪️ (@bydvnlln) on Apr 30, 2015 at 4:45am PDT

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“For me, who’s from Baltimore city, to be on the cover of TIME Magazine, I don’t even know what to say. I’m speechless,” says Allen. “It’s amazing. It’s life changing for me. It’s inspiring me to go further. It gives me hope and it gives a lot of people around me hope. After my daughter, who’s my pride and joy, this is the best thing that’s happened to me.”

We are fighting for the Past Present & Future ::: If you love this city like i do i need you to stand strong and support this city ::: show them how strong we are as one ::: #WELOVEBALTIMORE #Ripfreddiegray :::: #DVNLLN

A photo posted by KnownNobody ◼️◾️▪️ (@bydvnlln) on Apr 30, 2015 at 6:36am PDT

Allen said he began taking part in the protests to show exactly what’s been happening in his streets.

“I went in thinking I would show the good, the bad and the ugly,” he says. “Of course, since I’m a black man, I understand the frustration, but at the same time, I’m a photographer. I’m not going to lie to you. I’m going to tell you exactly what happened. That was the goal.”

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Check out Devin Allen’s amazing photos here on Instagram .