Sean Hemmerle: Biography

Sean Hemmerle is a Brooklyn, New York-based photographer. Prompted by the events of September 11, 2001, Hemmerle followed up his photographs of Ground Zero with projects that documented the American war on terror: Afghanistan in February 2002 and Iraq in September 2003. Hemmerle, who is working on a project about the American media, plans to return to Baghdad.

His photos appear regularly in Time, New York, Metropolis, and the Columbia Journalism Review. His photos have twice been selected for Time's Photos of the Year, and his work was included in Photo District News's Photo Annual 2002.

Hemmerle was born in Tempe, AZ, in 1966. He earned his B.A. at the University of Miami and his M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts. He served in the United States Army from 1984 to 1988, receiving an honorable discharge with the rank of sergeant.