Gerry Yaum is a pseudonym; I wanted to have an alternative name because I felt my real name was unimportant. I prefer to be invisible and let the work be credited to this non existent person, the work is what matters not me. I hope the photographs can be seen and understood, I hope they can help lead to positive change, most importantly I hope the people I photograph will be remembered but the guy who takes the photos is unimportant so let’s call him Gerry Yaum.