Mike Graeme (he/him) is a cis white settler photojournalist whose work amplifying decolonial movements has been published in outlets across Turtle Island. Aware that his privileges are directly tied to a system built on colonialism, racism, sexism, and other related forms of violence and oppression, Mike seeks to use his discipline in the fight to dismantle these structures and uplift the stories of those at the center of struggles for justice.
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:
The Narwhal, 2022
IndigiNews, 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
Headline image in The Nation Magazine, 2020
CBC Reclaimed, 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
Other publications include: CBC, National Geographic Blog, Radio Canada, Ricochet Magazine, Vancouver Sun.
Photo by Colin Smith