Inspiration: Jerry Uelsmann

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Jerry Uelsmann is a genius... a true master of photography, in my book. Not only are his prints amazingly breathtaking, but the fact that he created these masterpieces by hand in the darkroom with multiple negatives and up to a dozen enlargers at once is absolutely astonishing! I love everything about his prints... from the tones and contrast to the meticulous and unique blending of different images. His selection of images to combine and his ability to successfully marry each image to one perfect whole creates a surreal world beyond my wildest imagination... it's like being inside a beautiful dream.

“I am sympathetic to the current digital revolution and excited by the visual options created by the computer. However, I feel my creative process remains intrinsically linked to the alchemy of the darkroom.” -Jerry N. Uelsmann

I would love to hang out with him in the darkroom just for a day... or more...