Jerry Uelsmann

Jerry Uelsmann was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 11, 1934.

He attended public school and gained an interest in photography at the age of 14.

He began teaching photography at the University of Florida in 1960.

1967 he had his first solo exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art, opening many doors for him in this career.

1978 used a dark room to take most of his photos 

He won a bronze medal at the 19th Zagreb Salon in 1981

1985 He wrote the Process and Perception, which uncovers his creative process from negative to print.

Jacob Riis Biography&Photos

Jacob Riis 

Jacob Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark in 1849.

He immigrated to New York in 1870.

For a while he lived in police lodging houses.

He had trouble finding work and had to beg for food.

Eventually he got a job as a police reporter with New York Evening Sun, where he worked in the poorest and most crime ridden areas of the city. 

He began bringing a camera to work with him and documenting what he found in these neighborhoods.

Jacob Riss is considered to be one of the fathers of modern photojournalism.

He died in 1914, Seaside Park in Rockaway was named in his honor. 

                                                          This is a photo of Jacob Riis

                                                      One of Riis's heart breaking photos

                                               The living conditions Riis was documenting

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