Ahead of his East Coast book tour, we caught up with the Baltimore native about ‘No Sense in Wishing,’ a collection of essays with through-lines of art, identity, and self-discovery.
He was only the third amateur photographer to ever land the front page, but Allen didn’t care about the acclaim. What mattered was that his pictures had not been reframed to fit some pre-existing reputation of his hometown.
Kent has become a mentor for emerging artists, a lodestar for people looking to navigate the art world, and a liaison between working artists and collectors.
The 26-year-old photographer talks about the local community and his sudden fame from his Time magazine cover photo.
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