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J U L E S

ALLEN

PHOTO BY MICKEY MATHIS

A globetrotting photographer puts down roots in Jersey City

GOOD NUDES

IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY

GOOD NUDES

JULES ALLEN

Not surprisingly—for a man who makes his living through the lens—it was the spectacular views of Manhattan that brought Jules Allen to Ogden

Avenue in Jersey City in 1999. For Allen, who had lived in Manhattan and was born and raised in San Francisco, Ogden Avenue was literally an eye-opener.