Jerry Uelsman is a photographer that focuses on larger than life photography. By this I mean that not all of his shots are realistic but in each shot he takes, he is asking the viewer to consider something they haven't considered before. He also captures a sense of raw emotion in his pictures, that is very powerful.
The picture I have above is one of my favorite pictures by him. At first you see something that looks to be complete in a sense but then realize that there is a flaw, one of the chairs is knocked down. I take away different ideas and concepts from this picture. I first take away that there is never really anything that is perfect. When I look back on things in life I can denote times when things were close to perfect, but never perfect. I also take away that Uelsman is trying to communicate to us through the knocked over chair. Personally I am still searching for the answer to what he is trying to get across. The beauty of this picture is that it is so out of context that it forces you to think. Why did Uelsman set up this circle on a beach? Why is one chair knocked down? These questions remind me of the philosophical questions purposed to Sophie by Alberto. But overall this picture is refreshing to look at and helps me think philosophically.
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