Sean Hemmerle

Sean Hemmerle is a New York based photographer whose work ranges from international conflict zones to shuttered industrial towns in the US. His conflict images span ten years, from 9/11 in New York, to Kabul, Baghdad, Gaza, Juarez, Cyprus, Belfast, and Beirut. Closer to home, Hemmerle has created photographic projects that reflect the pathos and poetry of American Rust Belt towns in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Gary, Troy, and Poughkeepsie. Hemmerle has exhibited nationally and internationally. His work can be found in public and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Sir Elton John, Calvin Klein, and Brooks Brothers. Teaming with William Watson, Hemmerle received a Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts grant in 2013. Collaborating with MASS Design, he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 2019. His book of portraits from Afghanistan and Iraq, “THEM,” was published by Kehrer Verlag in 2018. His images have been widely published, including The New York Times Magazine, Metropolis, and Time.