Bidspirit auction | CRAIG SEMETKO, ”STAR JET ROLLER

CRAIG SEMETKO, ”STAR JET ROLLER COASTER” - ”Star Jet Roller Coaster”, an original photograph by listed photographer, Craig Semetko. Professionally framed and measures in frame, 29.5'' H x 42.25'' W. This photograph shows the Star Jet roller coaster, which was swept into the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.  Semetko is an American photographer focusing on authentic human experience. Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, Semetko became a professional comedy writer and performer after college 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. In his foreword for Semetko’s first book “UNPOSED, ” Magnum Photos photographer Elliott Erwitt writes, “Good photographs are tough enough to shoot. Really funny ones are even harder. Good and funny photographs observed in nature not arranged or manipulated but simply observed in real time with amazing consistency, constitute a minor miracle now presented in Mr. Semetko’s book…In my book, he is the essential photographer. That is, the one who sees what others could not have seen.” Semetko was one of 10 photographers chosen worldwide by Leica Camera to be a part of its “10×10” exhibition celebrating 100 years of Leica photography.