This amateur photographer's images of the Baltimore riots are going viral on Instagram
Even before the peaceful protests over the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore exploded into destructive riots on Monday, 26-year-old amateur photographer Devin Allen felt a strong need to document what was going on in his native city.
"I never thought it would get this big. 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," he told Time.
Their neighborhood is where everything took place ... they are out cleaning their streets ... The News should be asking these guys how they feel right now," Allen captioned the below photo.
As a young black man in Baltimore, Allen says he understands the pent-up frustration behind the rioting, adding that "with all the frustration with the city, the mayor, the economy, the pot has been boiling."
It was his goal to capture all the angles, revealing things that might go unnoticed or that can give viewers a deeper understanding of what it's like on the ground.