Meet Sean Yeterian | Retired Army Field Artillery Sergeant Major, Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Sean Yeterian and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sean, what do you attribute your success to?
The synergy between my photography and my writing. One, or the other, would not have the same success alone. But together they keep folks interested and engaged.

In these days, when everywhere you look, we are fed massive doses of negativity. My Arizonan Yeti page is a sanctuary for many who wish to find beauty in an otherwise disheartening world Through humor, poetry, inspirational streams of consciousness, and even occasional advice on photographic approaches, you never know what you’ll get.

But it will always be positive.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Set apart from others?

That’s not an easy one. I am one in millions who carries a camera and takes photographs. I’m no better or worse than those who’ve adopted this passion and paved their own paths in the art of photography.

I like to think that I’ve found a way to present my work so that my images ’emote’ what I felt when I stood in a certain place at a certain time. I hope to have discovered a way to bring people into my world, without instructing them how to view theirs.

The strongest argument for my separation from many others hasn’t been because I’m better with my craft than others, but maybe it’s because of my ‘other’ passion – my passion for writing. Most of my images on my ‘Arizonan Yeti’ Facebook page have a narrative that hopes to inspire, teach, or make people smile (or even laugh out loud).

The alchemy of both passions is a mixture of such things. The synergy created by both the images and the word craft keeps folks coming back for more. One snags their attention, the other keeps them hanging around.

Yet still, absent of narratives, my photography has found its way into galleries around the world, to include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Slovenia, Athens, Melbourne, Seoul, and most recently Philidelphia U.S.A. That’s a nice endorsement for my work disconnected from my word crafting.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I live in Sierra Vista Arizona, Cochise County. There is much to see here.

First, I would take them on the obligatory loop, hitting Allen Street in Tombstone, then drive south to the eclectic community of Bisbee.

On the next day, I would drive them eastward to the Chiricahua National Park, where hoodoos tower into amazing Arizonan skies.

On the third day I would go to Kartchner Caverns, where the deep caves house countless bats, and the subterranean scenes are both beautiful and surreal.

The day after that I would do a day-long trip through the San Rafael Valley, where wineries rule the northern parts of Santa Cruz County, and ranch and farmlands decorate the southern plains hugging the borders of Mexico.

Finally, on the fifth day, I would show them what has been under their noses their entire stay – the Huachuca Mountains. They are filled with as much diversity in scenery as any place I’ve ever been. Right here! In my own back yard!

This final explanation mark solidifies my philosophy that ‘The most beautiful place in the world is right there, where you are.’

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
There can only be one. My beautiful wife of nearly 40 years, Sigrid (Siggy) Yeterian from a place just outside of Augsburg Germany called Kissing.

She is the needle and thread that keeps me from falling to pieces..

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064567187841

Other: My work can be found for sale at the Huachuca Art Association’s Gallery at 1835 Paseo San Luis in Sierra Vista Arizona. Anyone interested in purchasing my work can contact me through there, or message me on my Arizonan Yeti Facebook page.

Image Credits
Photo by – Sean Yeterian / Arizonan Yeti