Allen's breathtaking work includes powerful pictures from protests in Baltimore over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. His pictures have captured the raw emotions of city residents who have taken to the streets in recent days to express their frustrations over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of police.
“I’m just telling the truth,” Allen told HuffPost Live Host Josh Zepps during an interview on Friday. He admitted he didn't expect the traction the picture went on to receive, “I was just documenting for my city."
Allen said he has been taking pictures from the streets of Baltimore almost every day since the protests began and has since captured more than 3,000 photos.
However, one particular image truly resonated with editors at Time magazine who ultimately featured Allen’s work on the cover of their latest issue. The picture shares striking resemblances to the 1968 race riots in Baltimore following Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination -- and its powerful portrayal harkens back to a time when the unrest that unfolded in the city addressed similar concerns as those raised today.
“It was so evocative, not just on what’s happening now but it reminded us of what was happening 50 years ago,” said Ben Goldberg, the Nation Editor at Time. “That was the story we were really trying to tell and we thought it framed it perfectly.”
The cover of Time highlights just one of the many compelling images Allen has captured during the peak and aftermath of the protests that have occurred since Gray passed. Gray died on April 19 from a spinal cord injury he sustained during an arrest.
Through his images, Allen said he aims to convey one important mission: “I want people to see the truth -- and nothing but that.”
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Cover image courtesy of Time.
Devante Hill makes a heart with his hands after he was hit with pepper spray after someone threw a bottle at police on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Photo by Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
A man sits on a bicycle in front of a line of police officers in riot gear ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A woman runs for safety as police throw tear gas canisters while enforcing curfew, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, a day after unrest that occurred following Freddie Gray's funeral. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A man at left who would not give his name is arrested for violating the curfew where Monday's riots occurred following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh, right, D-Baltimore, embraces a protestor while urging the crowd to disperse ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: A woman reacts during a curfew in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on 28 April 2015. Tensions eased on 28 April after demonstrators kept rock-throwing protestors at bay from lines of police in riot gear. Hundreds of people were still out on the street after the 10 pm curfew passed. Police formed a wall against protestors who continued throwing plastic and glass bottles at them and officers threw smoke bombs and shot pepper spray pellets at the protesters. Demonstrations continue over the death of Freddie Gray, 25, an African-American who died on 19 April of injuries suffered in police custody. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: A protester hugs a woman during a curfew in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on 28 April 2015. Tensions eased on 28 April after demonstrators kept rock-throwing protestors at bay from lines of police in riot gear. Hundreds of people were still out on the street after the 10 pm curfew passed. Police formed a wall against protestors who continued throwing plastic and glass bottles at them and officers threw smoke bombs and shot pepper spray pellets at the protesters. Demonstrations continue over the death of Freddie Gray, 25, an African-American who died on 19 April of injuries suffered in police custody. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: A man who was pepper sprayed has his eyes washed out near West North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue during a protest for Freddie Gray in Baltimore, MD on Monday April 27, 2015. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: People protest near the CVS pharmacy that was set on fire yesterday during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Protests following the death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered while in police custody have turned violent with people throwing debris at police and media and burning cars and businesses. (Photo by Muhammed Bilal Kenasari/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: A man reacts during a curfew in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 28 April 2015. Tensions eased on 28 April after demonstrators kept rock-throwing protestors at bay from lines of police in riot gear. Hundreds of people were still out on the street after the 10 pm curfew passed. Police formed a wall against protestors who continued throwing plastic and glass bottles at them and officers threw smoke bombs and shot pepper spray pellets at the protesters. Demonstrations continue over the death of Freddie Gray, 25, an African-American who died on 19 April of injuries suffered in police custody. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: People protest near the CVS pharmacy that was set on fire yesterday during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Protests following the death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered while in police custody have turned violent with people throwing debris at police and media and burning cars and businesses. (Photo by Muhammed Bilal Kenasari/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: Children are seen near a policeman as people protest near the CVS pharmacy that was set on fire yesterday during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Protests following the death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered while in police custody have turned violent with people throwing debris at police and media and burning cars and businesses. (Photo by Muhammed Bilal Kenasari/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Shawna Murray-Browne burns sage leaves as a way to purify the space on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Photo by Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
Jerrie McKenny, left, can't hold back the tears as she gets a hug from her sister Tia Sexton while at a peaceful protest at North and Pennsylvania Avenues on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Photo by Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
A motorcyclist rides Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. Maryland's governor vowed there would be no repeat of the looting, arson and vandalism that erupted Monday in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Shameeka Dream, of Baltimore is helped after being sprayed in the eyes with a crowd disbursement during a demonstration after an evening of riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A man rides a bicycle through heavy smoke that is emitting from a nearby store on fire, Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
People clasp hand and sing the hymn "Amazing Grace" Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. The streets were largely calm in the morning and into the afternoon, but authorities remained on edge against the possibility of another outbreak of looting, vandalism and arson. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
In this frame from video provided by WJLA, smoke rises from a store Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Rioters plunged part of Baltimore, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers. (WJLA via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A man throws a brick at police Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore police officers detain a demonstrator after the funeral of Freddie Gray, Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
BALTIMORE, MD- APRIL 28: (R) Camille Lattimore-Weanquoi points her finger at officers lining the street where a peaceful gathering was taking place. There was a heavy police presence in some parts of the city today. These officers lined the street on W. North Ave. the scene of much looting. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: Shown is the charred remains of a senior center under construction at Federal and Gay Streets on April 28, 2015, that was burned down during Monday's riots in Baltimore, Md. Crowds of people in the downtown streets of Baltimore began rioting after funeral services for Freddie Gray. Folks resorted to looting, starting fires, and confrontations with law enforcement leading to several arrests on Monday. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: Shown is an aerial view of the aftermath of Monday's riots on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Md. Crowds of people in the downtown streets of Baltimore began rioting after funeral services for Freddie Gray. Folks resorted to looting, starting fires, and confrontations with law enforcement leading to several arrests on Monday. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD- APRIL 27: Fireman battled a fire at N. Mount St. and Baker St. that involved several buildings late Monday night. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: Protestors defy curfew and taunt police officers the night after citywide riots over the death of Freddie Gray on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Freddie Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
A protester rides his bike in front of a police line at North and Pennsylvania Avenues on Monday, April 27, 2015, Baltimore, MD, USA. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
A protester with a stolen police vest taunts Baltimore police officers on Pennsylvania Avenue during riots on Monday, April 27, 2015, Baltimore, MD, USA. Photo by Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
A man throws a brick at police Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A man cleans up during a protest, Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Officers pepper spray people near West North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue during a protest for Freddie Gray in Baltimore, MD on Monday April 27, 2015. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Demonstrators wipe pepper spray out of their eyes near the Mondawmin Mall during violent protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, who was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Homes housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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