Eliot Allen is an urban planner and photographer living in Portland Oregon, where he first worked as a photographer's assistant at Photo-Art Studios. His images across North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America are a mix of 35mm film and digital. His photos have appeared in juried group shows internationally, including:

• Rhode Island Center for Photographic Art, Providence RI.
  
• Center for Photographic Art, Carmel CA.
• Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston MA.
• International Photography Museum, St. Louis MO.
• NY Center for Photographic Art, New York NY.
• Site: Brooklyn Gallery, New York NY.
• Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael CA.
• Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow Scotland.

His work is held in private collections and has been featured in The Guardian and The Eye of Photography. In 2025 his photos have appeared in juried group exhibits at the Art Center of Norfolk VA, KBM Gallery in Los Angles CA, Decagon Gallery in Brooklyn NY, Modern Visual Arts of Bethlehem PA, and the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville SC.