Scott Allen

Lieutenant Commander Scott Allen served 26 years in the Navy as a military photojournalist, then as Public Affairs Officer. For his final tour, he served as Deputy Director for Current Operations, Multi-National Force, Strategic Communications in Baghdad, Iraq.

 

He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and his Navy Commission from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Scott attended the Syracuse University Military Photojournalism program in 1987 and attained his master’s degree in visual communications from Syracuse University in 2022. He recently self-published a book titled: SHOOTING FROM WITHIN, Capturing Military History One Frame at a Time. He is a recipient of numerous photography awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Military Photography of the Year Contest, and The Naval Institute.

 

In 1990, the U.S. Navy named Scott its Photojournalist of the Year. He has documented breaking news and military operations, including the recovery of Space Shuttle Challenger, conflicts in Panama, the Persian Gulf and Iraq, the discovery of mass graves in Iraq, the pre-trials of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and many other international news events. He’s been published by the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, London Times, U.S. News and World Report, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and in books and other publications worldwide. In 1989, he was selected for the Eddie Adams Workshop, and has returned every year since as part of its staff helping to mentor future photographers.

 

He is currently the Chairman of the Board for NYC Salt, a photography and mentorship non-profit for inner-city youth in New York. He lives in the Chicagoland area and works for the U.S. Department of Labor where he serves as Regional Director for Media Relations and Public Affairs for 12 Midwestern states.