A Beautiful Ghetto

Name: A Beautiful Ghetto
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SKU: 9781642594560
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By Devin Allen

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i>A Beautiful Ghetto by Devin Allen captures the resilience and beauty of Baltimore in the face of systemic challenges. Through poignant photography and personal reflections, Allen presents a deeply human portrait of the city, highlighting both its struggles and its vibrant community spirit. This book offers a unique narrative that transcends traditional media portrayals.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in powerful photography that captures the essence and raw beauty within urban environments. Devin Allen's work provides an intimate glimpse into the resilience and strength of communities often overlooked, offering evocative images that tell compelling stories of hope and perseverance.

A Beautiful Ghetto

The revised updated paperback edition features additional material from the 2020 uprising for Black Lives, and features two new essays.

Description

On April 18, 2015, the city of Baltimore erupted in mass protests in response to the brutal murder of Freddie Gray by police. Devin Allen was there, and his iconic photos of the Baltimore uprising became a viral sensation.

In these stunning photographs, Allen documents the uprising as he strives to capture the life of his city and the people who live there. Each photo reveals the personality, beauty, and spirit of Baltimore and its people, as his camera complicates popular ideas about the ghetto.

Allen's camera finds hope and beauty doing battle against a system that sows desperation and fear, and above all, resistance, to the unrelenting pressures of racism and poverty in a twenty-first-century American city.

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Devin Allen's work in A Beautiful Ghetto is widely praised for connecting everyday life and political resistance in Baltimore, capturing both the vibrancy and challenges of the city. His photographs are compared to those of Gordon Parks, offering a nuanced portrayal of protests and daily experiences in a racially divided environment. The imagery is noted for its ability to convey both strength and beauty amidst disparity, presenting a poignant and sincere depiction of Baltimore and its people.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642594560

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: 100 B&W images

Contributors:

Foreword by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 228.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 124

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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.