Even in the midst of all the sorrow, rage, confusion, and anger in Baltimore; there is great humanity and love displayed in the photos of Devin Allen.

The 26 year-old West Baltimore native has been an amateur photographer for only a few years; but that will change now that his moving black and white images of the protests have attracted the attention of mainstream and social media outlets.

“My city kind of has a bad rap, but I thought if we can come together peacefully, it [would] be epic for this city, and it was my goal to capture that.”– Devin Allen

See more of Mr. Allen’s work on Instagram.