Born in 1934, Jerry Uelsmann grew up in a slum neighborhood in Detroit. In high school, Uelsmann worked as an assistant in a photography studio; he eventually photographed weddings. Uelsmann went to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he met Minor White, who "introduced him to the concept that photography could be used for personal expression" (Berman). While at RIT, he studied with Bruce Davidson, Peter Turner, and Car Chiaraenza, with whom he had frequent discussions about how photography could be different. After RIT, Uelsmann went to Indiana University where he changed his degree to a Master of Fine Arts. He graduated with an MS and MFA from Indiana University in 1960, where he studied with Henry Holmes Smith , who had worked with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. After graduation, he moved to Gainesville, Florida and began teaching photography (Taylor). Uelsmann is currently retired in Florida with his wife Maggie Taylor. He still makes photomontages and has exhibitions all over the world. Uelsmann and his wife vacation annually in Yellowstone National Park, where he photographs the area and creates beautiful, surreal photomontages (Congdon, 316-317). Uelsmann and his wife photograph people, places and things from all over the world. He uses the camera to “interact with the world and collect things” (Beach). He currently uses a Mamiya 7 and a Bronica GS1. Occasionally he will use an old Bronica for studio shooting (Berman); however, the camera Uelsmann uses has little to do with the process he uses in the darkroom. His creative outlet is there. “When…building[his…images on […] vague concepts [he]…selects everything [he has] ever done…images[he had taken] 20 [or more] years ago…[he may refer to the images who took] ...... middle of paper ...... Artistic terms. Museum of Modern Art, 2010. Web. 28 November 2011. Forgang, David. Preface. Uelsmann Yosemite. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1996. Print.Johnson, Brooks. Photography speaks: 150 photographers on their art. New York: Aperture Foundation Inc., 2004. Print.Kay, Liz. Jerry Uelsmann: Other realities. Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc., 2005. Masterpieces of Photography. November 2005. Web. November 25, 2011. .Robertson, David. "A secret Yosemite." Uelsmann Yosemite. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1996. Print.Taylor, Maggie. “Organic”. Jerry N. Uelsmann. Jerry N. Uelsmann, 2011. Web. November 25, 2011. .Uelsmann, Jerry N. Uelsmann Yosemite. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1996. Print.