Devin Allen, Photographer, New York

Description

This black and white editorial photograph by photographer Devin Allen captures a large-scale street protest from a high angle. In the foreground, a muscular shirtless man raises a megaphone, his back to the camera, while a crowd of demonstrators lies or sits on the asphalt below. The composition is framed with the prominent red Time magazine masthead at the top and overlaid cover text at the bottom. The monochromatic treatment emphasizes the raw, gritty atmosphere and the collective movement of the demonstration.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Desaturated, Monochrome

Techniques

Analogue / film

Industries

Magazines

Color

Background

Street

Context

Editorial