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Jerry Uelsmann
He originally believed that using a camera could allow him to exist outside of himself, to live in a world captured through the lens.
In 1967, he had a solo exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art which opened up doors for his photography career. Uelsmann is a master printer producing composite photographs with multiple negatives and extensive darkroom work. He uses up to a dozen enlargers at a time to produce his final images. Uelsmann is a champion of the idea that the final image need not be tied to a single negative, but may be composed of many.
Today, with the advent of digital cameras and Photoshop, photographers are able to create a work somewhat resembling Uelsmann's in less than a day, however, at the time Uelsmann was considered to have almost "magical skill" with his completely analog tools. He used the darkroom frequently, sometimes using three to ten enlargers to produce the expected effect.
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