Born in 1934, Jerry Uelsmann grew up in a disadvantaged neighborhood of Detroit. In high school, Uelsmann worked as an assistant in a photography studio; he eventually photographed weddings. Uelsmann went to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he met Minor White, who “introduced him to the concept that photography could be used for self-expression” (Berman). At RIT he studied with Bruce Davidson, Peter Turner and Car Chiaraenza, with whom he had frequent discussions about the difference between photography. After RIT, Uelsmann went to Indiana University where he changed his degree to a Master of Fine Arts. He earned an MFA and MFA from Indiana University in 1960, where he studied with Henry Holmes Smith, who had worked with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. After graduating, he moved to Gainesville, Florida, and began teaching photography (Taylor). Currently, Uelsmann is retired in Florida with his wife Maggie Taylor. He still makes photomontages and exhibits all over the world. Uelsmann and his wife vacationed each year in Yellowstone National Park, where he photographed the area and created magnificent, 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 objects” (Beach). He currently uses a Mamiya 7 and a Bronica GS1. Occasionally, he will use an old Bronica for studio shoots (Berman); However, the camera Uelsmann uses has little to do with the process he uses in the darkroom. His creative outlet is there. “When… build[s] his images on… vague concepts [he]… selects everything [he has] ever done… images he had taken] 20 [or more] years ago… [ can relate to the images he took] ...... middle of paper ...... Artistic terms. Museum of Modern Art, 2010. Web. November 28, 2011. Forgang, David. Foreword. 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. "Biography". Jerry N. Uelsmann. Jerry N. Uelsmann, 2011. The web. November 25, 2011. .Uelsmann, Jerry N. Uelsmann Yosemite. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1996. Print.