Mike Graeme (he/him) is a cis white settler photojournalist whose work has been published across Turtle Island. Aware his privilege stems from a system built on colonialism, racism, sexism, and other related forms of oppression, Mike seeks to use his discipline in the work to illuminate and dismantle these structures, uplifting 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:
The Narwhal, 2024
IndigiNews, 2024
Watershed Sentinel, 2023
The Narwhal, 2023
IndigiNews, 2023
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
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