Mike Graeme (he/him) is a cis white settler photojournalist of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. Aware his privilege stems from a system built on colonialism, white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, and other connected forms of oppression, Mike seeks to collaborate in the work of illuminating and dismantling these structures, helping to uplift the stories of those at the centre of injustice.
Accomplishments:
"Photo of the Year" Top 3 Finalist, JHM Awards, Canadian University Press, 2021.
"Excellence in Student Journalism" Finalist, JHM Awards, Canadian University Press, 2020.
1st Place, Picture the World Photo Contest, UVic Global Engagement Office, 2018.
1st Place, Students and Community Photo Contest, UVic Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018.
Publications:
IndigiNews, July 2024
IndigiNews, May 2024
IndigiNews, February 2024
The Narwhal, 2024
Watershed Sentinel, 2023
The Narwhal, 2023
IndigiNews, October 2023
IndigiNews, September 2023
IndigiNews, August 2023
IndigiNews, June 2023
The Narwhal, 2022
IndigiNews, July 2022
IndigiNews, June 2022
Cover and images in Geography of Memory book by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, 2022.
National Observer, 2022
Toronto Star, 2022
Knowledge Network, 2022
Megaphone Magazine, 2022.
Cover image in The Narwhal Annual Print Edition, 2021.
Outside Magazine, 2021
IndigiNews, 2021
The Breach, 2021
Up Here Magazine, 2021
The Discourse, 2021
Georgia Straight, 2021
Cover image in Megaphone Magazine, 2021
Watershed Sentinel, 2021
The Narwhal, 2020
The Nation Magazine, 2020
CBC Reclaimed, 2020
The Tyee, 2020
Cover image in First Peoples Law E-Book "Reconciliation on Trial: Wet'suwet'en, Aboriginal Title & the Rule of Law,” 2020
Indiginews, 2020
Cover image in Megaphone Magazine, 2020
The Tyee, 2019
Other publications include: CBC, National Geographic Blog, Radio Canada, Ricochet Magazine, Vancouver Sun.
Photo by Colin Smith