Jerry Uelsmann is an American photographer from Detroit Michigan. He was born on June 11th, 1937. He is well known for photomontages and his work in the darkroom.
I chose this image because I feel as though it can be interpreted in different ways. My initial interpretation was that of a person standing in a memory. Perhaps they are looking at their childhood home that they miss. I took the clouds as an indicator that they are not standing in a current/real life scenario. The hands grasping this image makes me think that this is a memory that the person wants back. This image draws in the viewers imagination, which means that it is an effective image. I like the lack of color, I think it adds to the sense of nostalgia. I also like the choice to have the person standing on clouds because it brings in surrealism rather than simply having the person standing on grass or a pathway. I think a pathway would have given more of a welcoming vibe, while the clouds don't necessarily invite the person into the house. I think that Uelsmann successfully added elements that would make the viewer contemplate the image.
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