Meyerowitz graduated from either Ohio State inside 1959 by having the degree inside painting & medical illustration. He was inspired by Robert Frank's book The Americans, & took to the streets sustaining the 35mm camera & black and white film. Early he as well drew inspiration from either Eugene Atget and from whence a seeds of his virtually all reknown act were planted. "In the pantheon of greats there is Robert Frank and there is Atget." Meyerowitz goes in to say that "those two visions of the world captivated me early on, opened me up."

He is too known for creating the photographic archive of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, and was the simply lensman allowed unrestricted access to ground zero immediately following a attack.

Meyerowitz occurs as Guggenheim Fellow.