Grant Stirton is a photo-based artist residing near Ottawa, Canada. Specializing in marine environments, his passion for exploring the natural world is informed by his experience as a photojournalist and marine expedition guide. He explores themes related to the conservation of marine habitats, species at risk and water security, reflecting on the human impact and voicing a need for stewardship. His practice is a synthesize of modern and historical process. He works across digital and analog formats, producing hand-made platinum, silver and archival pigment prints. Grant has received numerous awards and publications for his work in journalism and tv/film. He is a graduate of SPEOS Photographic Institute in Photojournalism, the University of Toronto in Management and is an artist in residence with the School of Photographic Arts Ottawa (SPAO).