Allen has been an image-maker for over four decades, as a commercial and art photographer and film/video director/cameraman. His portrait photography is in several collections, including the permanent collections of The Greenville Museum Of Art and the Gregg Museum at NC State. When he moved to New York City for a few years, he worked as an assistant to world-renowned photographer Arnold Newman. When he eventually moved to Raleigh, he crossed over into the world of motion pictures as a director. As such, he directed and shot commercial and charitable image campaigns throughout North America and Europe, received a Best in Show Addy Award for a public service announcement that he wrote and directed, and saw his work included in the commercials division of The New Directors Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Recently, he finished a full-length documentary on his father, a Holocaust survivor. Allen is available for consultation and tutoring in videography, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, and the good ol’ darkroom.
