Biography

Grant Stirton is a Canadian large-format photographer whose work examines presence, endurance, and the relationship between landscape, time, and attention. Working primarily with black-and-white sheet film, his practice emphasizes slowness, material discipline, and sustained observation, producing exhibition-scale prints intended for contemplative viewing.

His current body of work, ‘Kodama’, focuses on trees at ecological thresholds within the Ontario watershed, approaching them as individual presences shaped by water, stone, and long duration. A parallel project, developed along the coastal environments of Florida, extends this inquiry into tidal systems, natural history, and maritime edge landscapes.

Grant holds a postgraduate certificate in professional photography from SPEOS (Paris) and has a background in expedition and underwater photography. Prior to focusing fully on his artistic practice, he spent over a decade in senior professional roles, experience that informs the rigor, clarity, and long-term thinking evident in his photographic work. He lives and works in Ontario, Canada.