Craig Semetko is an American photographer born and raised near Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Northwestern University, Semetko began his career as a professional comedy writer and performer
and years later discovered photography as another means of storytelling. His comedic background has given him a highly-developed sense of the absurd and ironic, resulting in a strong theme of humor throughout his work. Semetko’s Unposed book series began with Unposed—in the foreword to which Elliott Erwitt calls Semetko “the essential photographer. That is, the one who sees what others could
not have seen”—and also includes Unposed India and the upcoming Unposed America. His work is also featured in Both Sides of Sunset: Photographing Los Angeles. Semetko resides in Los Angeles and Chicago.
