{{Short description|Canadian photographer}} {{Orphan|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Kristopher Grunert | image = Kristopher Grunert.jpg | alt = Self portrait of Grunert taken in 2016 | caption = Self portrait taken in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|April 5, 1978}} | birth_place = Yorkton, Saskatchewan | style = Architectural photography, industrial photography, commercial photography, fine art photography | website = www.grunertimaging.com }}

'''Kristopher Grunert''' (born April 5, 1978) is a Canadian commercial and fine art photographer. He is also an NFT photographer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=A Conversation With Photographer Kristopher Grunert|url=https://magazine.ephimera.com/a-conversation-with-photographer-kristopher-grunert/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Ephimera|language=en-CA}}</ref>

==Biography== Kristopher Grunert was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He credits his prairie upbringing for developing his visual and spatial sense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=58|title=Saskatchewan NAC Artists {{!}} Kristopher Grunert|last=Squareflo.com|website=www.sknac.ca|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> Perhaps his childhood environment is what propelled him toward scenes that honor human fortitude and expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/features_details/?id=205|title=Applied Arts Mag - Editorial - Features - AACE PHOTOGRAPHY: KRISTOPHER GRUNERT|website=www.appliedartsmag.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> Known for his appreciation for architectural structures and industrial processes, Grunert's style marries the phenomena of Earth's cycles with man-made creations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/entertainment/local-a-e/grunert-turns-camera-on-what-man-builds-1.1502138|title=Grunert turns camera on what man builds|last=Grunert|first=Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Photos by Kristopher|website=Yorkton This Week|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref>

In a personal development project called The Inspirers, Grunert pays homage to an expanding number of notable visionaries who have helped shape his vision. Among them are, architect I. M. Pei, director Andrei Tarkovsky, futurist Buckminster Fuller, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, and photographer Sebastião Salgado.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theinspirers.tumblr.com|title=THE INSPIRERS.|website=THE INSPIRERS.|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>

== Work == His commercial work is mainly focused on developing corporate media libraries, annual reports, documentation of architectural projects, and corporate publications, including Canadian Pacific Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadianpacificmagazine.ca/media/CP-Magazine-Volume-6-EN.pdf|title=CP Magazine|last=|first=|date=|website=www.canadianpacificmagazine.ca|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> Additionally, his commercial work extends to consumer publications, such as Wallpaper,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/optimist-design-creates-monochrome-lair-for-jay-z-company-three-six-zero|title=The spirit of Stanley Kubrick is present in Optimist Design's monochrome LA lair for Three Six Zero|last=Magazine|first=Wallpaper*|date=2016-10-24|website=Wallpaper*|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> ''Dezeen'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/12/casa-pino-tino-schaedler-los-angeles-family-home-optimist-design/|title=Tino Schaedler takes cues from movie sets for his LA family home|date=2017-10-12|website=Dezeen|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> and Applied Arts Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/features_details/?id=205|title=Applied Arts Mag - Editorial - Features - AACE PHOTOGRAPHY: KRISTOPHER GRUNERT|website=www.appliedartsmag.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> As an NFT photographer, he is among the top selling artists on Ephimera.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ephimera|title=Ephimera|url=https://ephimera.com/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Ephimera|language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, Grunert co-founded [http://www.creativeproject.partners '''Creative'''] [http://www.creativeproject.partners '''project partners (Cpp)'''], a visual storytelling studio focused on architecture, engineering, construction, and the built world. Serving as Creative Director, he leads photography and multimedia production for global AEC firms and real estate developers. Cpp was established to help visionary clients translate complex ideas into impactful visual narratives across photography, video, drone, and digital asset management solutions.

== Exhibitions ==

=== NFT exhibitions ===

* 2021 Exhibit I / Ephimera<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=A Conversation With Photographer Kristopher Grunert|url=https://magazine.ephimera.com/a-conversation-with-photographer-kristopher-grunert/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Ephimera|language=en-CA}}</ref> * 2021 NFT Art International / Stratosphere / Beijing <ref>{{Cite web|title=About stratosphere|url=https://www.sabet.art/stratosphere|access-date=2021-09-07|website=©SABET|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Solo exhibitions === * 2012 As Above, So Below Godfrey Dean Art Gallery / Yorkton <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deangallery.ca/default.aspx?page=24|title=2011 Exhibitions The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery|website=www.deangallery.ca|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> *2008 City: My Last 20 Polaroids / Jacana Gallery / Vancouver

=== Group exhibitions ===

* 2018 Collective Noun / Ian Tan Gallery / Capture Photography Festival <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://capturephotofest.com/exhibitions/collective-noun/|title=Collective Noun|website=Capture Photography Festival|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> * 2017 Imagenation / Paris <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imagenation.it/paris2017|title=ImageNation Paris 2017|last=imagenation.it|website=ImageNation|language=it|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> * 2017 Lit - Ecc Preview Exhibit <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://culturecrawl.ca/events/lit|title={{!}} Eastside Culture Crawl|website=culturecrawl.ca|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> * 2017 Rad Hombres / Vancouver <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thisispopulist.com/event-directory/rad-hombre-art-exhibit/|title=Rad Hombre Art Exhibit|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> * 2009 The Seylynn Lights / Mopla / La * 2009 Vancouver Altered / On The Rise Collective / Vancouver * 2007 Urban Development - Trunk Gallery - Vancouver, Canada Viaducts + Arteries / Trunk Gallery / Vancouver * 2006 Urban Spaces / Viaducts / Jacana Gallery / Vancouver * 2005 (Dis)Tence / 125 Magazine / St.Luke's / London * 2005 (Dis)Tence / 125 Magazine / Corbis Gallery / NYC * 2004 Crop / Lumen Gallery / Vancouver * 2004 The Zone + The State Of Things / Ad!Dict Gallery / Brussels * 2004 The Zone / Fotokomission / Berlin * 2003 Industria / Gallery 83 / Vancouver * 2002 Endless Journey / Gallery 83 / Vancouver * 2001 (R)Evolution / Sugar Gallery / Vancouver * 2000 Industry 106 / Railtown Studios / Vancouver

== Awards == * 2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards / HM / Landscape <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/single-winner/|title=Winner - Ascension (1) and (2)|access-date=2018-12-14}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * 2016 Applied Arts / Creative Excellence Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/features_details/?id=205|title=Applied Arts Mag - Editorial - Features - AACE PHOTOGRAPHY: KRISTOPHER GRUNERT|website=www.appliedartsmag.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2016 Applied Arts / Photo Annual <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/winners_gallery/photography/?id=122&year=2016&clip=1|title=Applied Arts Mag - Awards Winners - 2015 KG PROMOTIONAL MAILING|website=www.appliedartsmag.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2015 aPhotoEditor /Promo of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aphotoeditor.com/2016/01/19/promos-of-the-year-2015-booklet/|title=Promos Of The Year 2015 – Booklet|last=Editor|first=A. Photo|date=2016-01-19|website=A Photo Editor|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2015 Lotus Awards / Best Photography * 2014 International Photography Awards / HM <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-83754-14|title=IPA 2014 Winner / ARCHITECTONIC GEOMETRY / GRUNERT IMAGING / KRISTOPHER GRUNERT|website=www.photoawards.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2010 International Photography Awards / 1st Industrial <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-22564-10|title=IPA 2010 Winner / Industria / GRUNERT IMAGING / KRISTOPHER GRUNERT|website=www.photoawards.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2010 Photo District News / Self-Promo Awards / Best Digital Promotion * 2010 Applied Arts / Photo Annual <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/winners_gallery/photography/?id=969&year=2010&clip=1|title=Applied Arts Mag - Awards Winners - Vancouver Convention Centre|website=www.appliedartsmag.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2009 International Photography Awards / 1st / Moving Images <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.photoawards.com/winner/index.php?compName=IPA%202009&level=pro|title=Winners|website=www.photoawards.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> * 2007 International Photography Awards / HM * 2007 Georgia Straight / Best Light Artist * 2006 Photo District News / Photo Annual / Best Website * 2006 International Photography Awards / HM * 2005 International Photography Awards / HM

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== External links == * [http://www.grunertimaging.com www.grunertimagining.com]

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