Born in Detroit on June 11, 1934, Jerry Uelsmann received his B.F.A. degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957 and his M.S. and M.F.A. at Indiana University in 1960. He began teaching photography at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1960 (“my first job offer”). He became a graduate research professor of art at the university in 1974, and is now retired from teaching. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
Howard Ruby is the Founder and Chairman of Oakwood Worldwide, the largest global provider of temporary furnished apartments with locations available around the world. He has guided the firm through its 49-year evolution into the global leader in the specialized hospitality niche of fully furnished, extended-stay apartments.
Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the constantly growing flood of images released by the media, his photographs offer us the opportunity to see the world from his unique perspective.