# About — David Allen

After dropping out of College to focus on video production and graphic design, I decided to become a strength coach. And, after deciding to no longer be a strength coach, I went back to college. This resulted in a Masters degree in mathematics. Now—while working as a freelance n'importe quoi—I am working in art photography.

My doctoral research was in the area of algebraic geometry—a very technical, yet equally abstract, area of mathematics. And, while I taught courses to would-be engineers and physicists, my passion was always for the "pure," abstract side of mathematics.

Before leaving Colorado (and, thus, my PhD program at Colorado State University) for France, a good friend gave me a film camera. He knew my background in video (and some digital photography) and thought I'd enjoy shooting analog.

The film camera quickly grew into a passion. With film photography I need to use technical acumen to effect a given aesthetic — not so dissimilar to the technical yet abstract nature of my area of mathematics. It is precisely for this reason that I found a love in multiple exposures.

I see art as philosophy by other means. I believe that the technical should serve only to realize an aesthetic born from a burgeoning philosophy. I would write philosophy, but I like the outdoors too much, so I've found other means.

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