CRAIG SEMETKO https://semetko.com/ Photographer Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:21:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Semetko 2010-2019 https://semetko.com/semetko-2010-2019/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:20:03 +0000 https://semetko.com/?p=5196 The post Semetko 2010-2019 appeared first on CRAIG SEMETKO.

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It’s New Year’s Eve, 2019. It’s unbelievable that we are about to enter the third decade of the 21st century. The world at large has changed so much in the last 20 years, as has my personal world. I bought my first camera in the year 2000, and quickly became obsessed with telling stories through photographs. New Year’s is a time to reflect on the year that’s passing, but since this is the last year of a decade I thought I’d take a moment and share some of my favorite photographs from the last 10 years. Of course it’s very difficult to pick only one favorite from each year, as my favorites are always changing, but as of today, I’m going with these. 

2010
In early 2010 I found out I was going to have a photo book published. Worried that I might not have enough good photographs to fill a book, I arranged to fly to Vietnam to see if I could pump up my portfolio. I fell upon one of my all time favorites in Hanoi. One doesn’t find unposed composition like this every day. It is featured in my first book, UNPOSED.

2011
In 2011 I began a long term project on the United States. I started on the Fourth of July in Independence, California. That first weekend was amazingly productive, producing a few photos that will appear in the final book.

2012
Hurricane Sandy devastated New Jersey in 2012, killing over 100 people and upending thousands of lives. I was in New Jersey just after it hit and made my way to the city of Seaside Heights. The hurricane had swept the boardwalk of this seaside town out to sea, creating this surreal and emotional scene.

2013
In 2013 I went to India to work on a project for Leica Camera that would be exhibited at the opening of their new headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany. I traveled to many cities but the most compelling to me was Varanasi. This photo was taken in a boat on the River Ganges. It is my current favorite from the book INDIA UNPOSED.
2014
In 2014 I had the pleasure of visiting Croatia with a group from the Leica Galerie Frankfurt. I saw this tree in Brijuni National Park. 
2015
My friend Nigel Skeet created a program called Homeless Rock Stars to help homeless people find employment and housing. This young girl’s family had been homeless but found a home soon after the HRS event in Santa Rosa.
2016
This image was taken in Rome in 2016. I love the geometry in this photo and the story elements and of course the word “Mask” off to the left.
2017
In 2017 I had the opportunity to go to Cuba twice. I saw this unusual scene develop in front of me and got the shot. I love the strangeness of it.
2018
I’ve written about this photo before, but in June of 2018 I found myself in Paris at 11pm without a hotel room. I decided to make the best of it and walked the streets all night looking for photos. Somewhere around 2am I found this gentleman, who may have been in the same situation as me. And yes, this is the bridge from the movie “Inception.”
2019
This year included an immense amount of travel—I taught workshops in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. I also spent six weeks in Bali editing my next book on the US. This photo was taken at the Gardens By The Bay in Singapore. 

So there you have it! Ask me again in a year and I may have ten different choices. The important thing is, I remember the circumstances surrounding each of these photos and the exact moment they were taken. The last decade has provided me with so many wonderful memories…I hope the decade provided you the same.  And I wish you all the Happiest of New Year’s and a spectacular year and decade ahead! Enjoy!

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]]> Semetko Birthday Print Sale https://semetko.com/semetko-birthday-print-sale/ https://semetko.com/semetko-birthday-print-sale/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:44:46 +0000 https://semetko.com/?p=776 The post Semetko Birthday Print Sale appeared first on CRAIG SEMETKO.

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Craig Semetko is having a flash print sale honoring the pain he put his mother through on the day of his birth and most days thereafter.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, today I’m announcing my “It’s My Birthday And I Want To Sell A Bunch Of Prints At A Really Fantastic Price So Lots Of People Can Afford Them Sale.”

Enjoy the three images I’ve chosen and the stories behind them. Choose your favorite, or if you can’t decide on one, give yourself a gift and get all three.”

Personally signed and stamped for authenticity.

Archival prints measuring 6×9 image size on 8×10 paper printed by Digital Silver Imaging.

Price: $125 – Includes shipping and handling—EVERYWHERE!

Sale begins midnight, July 9, and ends two weeks later at 11:59 pm, July 22rd, eastern standard time.  Prints will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail shortly after the sale ends.
These prints normally sell for thousands in larger sizes.  This is your chance to get them at an unusually affordable price.
“While it is my fervent hope to have many more birthdays, you never know, so if I were you, I’d order now. (My mother just called and wants me to remind you I’m a bit of a joker.)”
Enjoy your print(s)!
Cheers,
Craig

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Friends, I will be teaching a number of workshops in SE Asia in April, the first of which is a two day Master Class at the Leica Akademie Singapore April 18-19. Then a 1 day April 21 at the Leica Store Kuala Lumpur, then another 1 day at the Leica Store in Bangkok April 27, and we finish up April 28th at the Leica Store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. You can learn more about the workshops and sign up by contacting the folks in Singapore. Hope to see you in April!

https://leica-akademie.sg/

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