Semi-Contemporary Photographer: Wallace Berman

Wallace Berman was an American photographer born in 1926 in New York.  He moved at the age of 4 to Los Angeles with his family.  He attended two art schools, Jespon Art School and Chouinard Art.  He became part of beat communities in 1957, experimenting with drugs and various types of sexuality.  He had shows in galleries and later owned a gallery.
His style was to use many different collages in his work.  He would construct collages from pictures of people in his everyday life and included much of his life and thoughts into his work.   He was a huge influence in the Semina Culture, reflected from the Beats and his style, work, and aesthetic. 
He tragically died on the eve of his 50th birthday after being struck by a drunk driver.