Billy Allen is a photographer based in Bristol, an upcoming graduate of the University of the West of England, and often shooting his photographic work in Budapest, Hungary. During an exchange semester he undertook in the spring of 2024, he made the kind of creative connections that have enabled him to collaborate effectively with different individuals. He finds inspiration through travel, seeing the world and embracing diverse cultures. Creating fictional narratives from observations in everyday life is what stimulates him; identifying curiosities in the world that can be materialised into absurd creations through the lens. His background in construction has dovetailed well with a passion for the fashion idiom and led to him becoming a visual builder, using objects and unconventional materials for styling and texture. Billy’s father is a skilled artisan, and he has consequently inherited an interest in and ability to use diverse materials to construct sculptural environments that stage his imaginative tableau. Billy enjoys it when there is a sense of ambiguity in his work, when questions are asked about what is in the frame, or when people create their own ideas and stories from his imagery. 

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Magazine Features:

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CHROME Magazine

INFRINGE Magazine

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Exhibitions:

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Southampton City College End of Year Exhibition @ God's House Tower - 2022

Southampton City College End of Year Exhibition @ God's House Tower - 2023

SKJULE PROJECT Solo Exhibition @ The Arches, Southampton 2023 

Atrocity Exhibition (Billy Allen) x Melancholy of Freedom (Franciska Legat) @ Manyi Haz, Budapest 2024

2025 Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award @ Somerset House - 2025

UWE Bristol Degree Show @ Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol - 2025

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Awards:

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Winner of the 2025 Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award - May 2025