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 of the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America prior to 2000 are in 35mm film, and 35 mm digital since 2000. 

His award-winning work has been shown in galleries nationally, and reproduced by the Jones Soda Company. In 2022, his photography appears in juried exhibits at:

• Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, February.
• Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie NY, March-April.
• Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland MD, April.
• Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin MO, March-May.
• Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael CA, March-May. 
• Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence RI,  April-May.
• Center for Photographic Art, Carmel CA, April-May.
• Louisville Art Association, Louisville CO, May-June.
• Cary Photographic Artists, Cary NC, May-September.
• Village Theater Art Gallery, Danville CA, June-August.
• Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston MA, June-Sept.
• PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury VT, June-July.
• International Photography Museum, St. Louis MO, July-Sept.
• NY Center for Photographic Art, NYC, August-December.