Fine Art Collage

My collage work is an extension of my photography, a way of exploring what lies beyond a single moment.

Working with found imagery, I create compositions that bring together unexpected relationships and meanings.

Each collage is an exploration of light, shadow, presence, and the spaces between what is seen and what is felt.

Telling stories is a way of seeing the world. 

J.Perlman Photography emerged from my love for fine art photography and fine art. 

My journey into photography began while working  at The Photographer’s Gallery of Palo Alto,  where I sold the works of the renowned photography masters; Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Ruth Bernard, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edwourd Boubat, Andre Kertesz and many contemporary photographers. It was there where I focused my skills on composition and light, having details in the blacks and details in the white, and the fine art of photography. 

I continue to explore the works of contemporary documentary fine art photographers and artists who inspire me, including Annie Leibovitz, Alec Soth, Julie Blackmon, Gabriele Galimberti, Sally Mann, Daisy Patton, Leah MacDonald, Cathy Cone, Bieke Depoorter, Cig Harvey plus many others. 

My vision as a photographer was refined when I applied to become a Magnum Photographer, the world’s most prestigious photographic agency formed by four photographers – Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David “Chim” Seymour. 

During this process, I had the opportunity to carefully review my work and discover my individual aesthetic and storytelling style. It was then I conceived my first personal project “Women In Transition: Ethereal Beauty.”

My second personal project “The Porch Series: Ethereal Journey” portraying people within their environments emerged during the pandemic. Through photographing friends, families and people in the community, I discovered my love for capturing people in their natural settings. 

Currently, I am further developing this aspect of “Ethereal Journey” aligning with “Women In Transition”   My ongoing photographic exploration focuses on Elders in their Environments, delving into the rituals that form an integral part of the "Ethereal Spirit: The Beauty of Aging Wisdom” (working title).

My ongoing personal project, Fine Art Collage, explores another dimension of storytelling. Working intuitively with found imagery, I create unexpected relationships and meanings, moving beyond the photographic moment through the interplay of images, light, shadow, and composition.