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Jerry N. Uelsmann
American photographer Jerry N. Uelsmann (1934–2022) was a seminal figure in
photo history. Uelsmann catalyzed the transfer from modernist to post-modern
photography with his at the time controversial photo montages and double
exposures.
Decades before the birth of digital image editing programs like Photoshop,
Uelsmann created photo montages by combining several negatives in the
darkroom. He started to create his surreal, spiritual, and thought-provoking images
in the late 1950s and continued to produce them, completely analog,throughout
his life.
This first biography, written by Swedish photography historian Moa Petersén who
was a close friend of Uelsmann’s, addresses his role as disruptor of the traditional
straight photography paradigm and the historical context that shaped him.
Several of the included images are published here for the first
time
Confluence ( 2017 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1959 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
3_Owl Boy ( 1959 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Enigmatic Figure ( 1959 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsman
Self-portrait as Robinson and Rejlander 1964, colored version.
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1963 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1962 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1967 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1968 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Small Woods Where I met Myself ( 1967 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1973 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled ( 1969 )
© Estate of Jerry N. Uelsmann