What Is mediumlight.com?

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mediumlight.com is the personal portfolio site of Christopher Grabowski, a visual storyteller and photographer based in Vancouver, Canada. The site presents his photography and journalism work, along with his biography, awards, exhibitions, and teaching experience. It is a professional portfolio rather than a commercial store, publication, or service platform.

What the Site Covers

The homepage is organized around a set of sections that describe Grabowski's practice:

  • Stories – documentary and photojournalistic work
  • Biography – background on his career
  • Portraits – portrait photography
  • Series – extended photographic projects
  • Teaching – his work as an instructor
  • Studio – studio-related information

The site identifies him as a "visual storyteller" and lists contact details for inquiries: [email protected] and 604-868-3630.

Who Christopher Grabowski Is

According to the site, Grabowski's photographs and articles have appeared in outlets including:

  • The Globe and Mail
  • The Washington Post
  • Financial Times
  • El Mundo
  • Utne Reader
  • Neue Zurcher Zeitung
  • MacLean's
  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Geist
  • Tyee

His work has been exhibited in Canada, Poland, Holland, and Germany.

Awards and Recognition

The site lists the following awards and honors:

Award Result Year
Western Magazine Awards Finalist 2008, 2003
Summit Creative Awards (contributor) Gold 2005
Western Magazine Awards Gold 2004
Canadian Association of Journalists Awards Finalist 2004
Michener-Deacon Fellowship Recipient 1999
Advertising and Design Club of Canada Silver 1996

The Michener-Deacon Fellowship is described on the site as Canada's premier award encouraging investigative journalism that serves the public interest.

Grants and Exhibitions

Grants listed include support from the Vancouver Foundation, City of Vancouver, Ontario Arts Council, British Columbia Arts Council, Hamber Foundation, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Willows Foundation, and CIDA.

Selected exhibitions include:

  • From Snowy Mountain, Roundhouse, Vancouver, 2010
  • Guns, Kites and Dreams: Images of Afghanistan, group exhibition, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, 2004–2005
  • Documents and Dreams, group exhibition, Vancouver, Halifax, 2003–2004
  • The Gift, Gallery WM, Amsterdam, 2000
  • Facing The Eastside, Roundhouse, Vancouver, 1998
  • Licht Blicke, group exhibition, Hamelin, Germany, 1991
  • Photograffiti und Photographien, Amerika Haus, Hannover, Germany, 1989
  • Autumn in New York and Other Stories, Galerie fur Photographie, Braunschweig, Germany, 1988

Teaching

The site notes that Grabowski taught in the Professional Photography Diploma program at LaSalle Vancouver College in 2017. He also designed and instructed master classes at Simon Fraser University and Thetyee.ca focused on photojournalism and documentary photography for nonprofit organizations, and taught at Focal Point: The Visual Arts Learning Center from 2006 to 2009.

When This Site Is Useful

mediumlight.com is relevant if you want to:

  • View Grabowski's documentary, portrait, and series photography
  • Review his journalism and photojournalism credentials
  • Check his exhibition and award history
  • Contact him about assignments, collaborations, or teaching

It is not an e-commerce site, and the available material does not indicate pricing, subscriptions, or login requirements for any content.