Jo Allen
21-year-old Des Moines native Jo Allen offers a platform for people who are rarely seen in the media. Jo Allen's main focus is to create a safe space where LGBTQ+ and minority groups feel accepted and loved for who they are. Her photography showcases a wide variety of faces regularly not shown in the media. She uses a mix of film and digital photos to create a story worth telling. Her passion is to pursue photo-journalism and be able to utilize her creative abilities for a magazine one day.