Life at SAIT
Greg teaches Portraiture, Freelance Business and Video Production and has been at SAIT since 2008. He has also taught Media Ethics, Photography and Magazine Layout and Design.
In his 15-year teaching career, Greg has inspired many alumni and continues to uplift and enable the potential he sees in current and prospective students. Living your dream is challenging for many, but Greg has cracked the code and inspired several students to follow their callings.
At SAIT, Greg created a project that allowed students to document the work of small NGOs in Central America. This initiative morphed into creating partnerships with other post-secondaries abroad.
Education
Greg is a SAIT alumnus — he has a Diploma in Photojournalism with Honours.
Professional accomplishments
Greg began his career as a staff photographer for a small chain of newspapers and, after two years, decided to freelance. He currently owns a 30-year photography business. Greg’s work has appeared in several renowned newspapers and magazines, including The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Los Angeles Times, Shape Magazine, and most of Canada’s major daily newspapers. He has also worked on movie sets and as a corporate and advertising photographer for Virgin, the Government of Canada, the Government of Brazil, Alberta Health Services, The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, and many other national and international public and private organizations.
He is working on several personal projects, including a Fall 2023 gallery exhibit and two long-term projects with his wife on gender and small communities. He is a photographer for clients such as the Canadian Press, Canada News Wire and Ruptly TV. Based in Calgary, Greg also works in British Columbia.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.