Born in 1961, Semetko grew up near Detroit, Michigan. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He holds a Master of Consciousness Studies from the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles. He worked as a comedy author and performer before turning to photography around 2000. His pictures have been displayed in the USA, Europe and Asia. He has published Unposed (2009), Unposed India (2014), and mostly recently Unposed America.
