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Don Allen was born in Birmingham (UK) in 1955. He attended Hele's Grammar School Exter and then King Alfred's Grammar School Aston. From 1974 he attended King Alfred's College Winchester (UK) to study teaching - he qualified in 1977 with a Cert.Ed.

At college Don took up the post of Entertainments Secretary for the Student Union and stood for election onto the National Union of Students Steering Committee for Entertainment in 19776-77. Immediately after college Don worked as a Booker at Grutz Enterprises booking bands such as Blooblo and Camel.

Don joined Ricoh as Marketing Manager (UK) and worked on sponsorship projects with Damon Hill (former World Formula 1 Champion)and premier league football club Stoke City.

In recent years Don Allen's photographic freelance career expanded - freelancing for The Ulster Tatler Magazine in Northern Ireland and producing three books of architectural images for the Irish Government - Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of Tipperary North, Kilkenny and City of Limerick. In England Don is Picture Editor (and occasional writer) for Electric Grapevine ( a Brighton based Music E-Zine)and Lecturer at Central Sussex College.