Hello there! I’m Kris Krüg, a digital pioneer, acclaimed photographer, creative technologist, author, and educator. My journey has taken me from the sunny shores of California to the vibrant cityscape of Vancouver, where I share my life with my faithful companion, Baby Jesus. My mantra? “Technology is best when it brings people together,” and I strive to embody this ethos in every facet of my life.

My camera has been my passport to the world, capturing everything from the enchanting microcosm of salamanders, nudibranchs, and mushrooms to the grandeur of global icons like Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Shaquille O’Neal. I have a particular fondness for the biodiversity of Galiano, where I’ve documented a wide array of lifeforms, from plants and amphibians to mammals and birds, as well as numerous marine species found near my home on Active Pass.

My work has been featured in a wide array of publications, including National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Business Week, USA Today, the LA Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, Forbes, Fortune, WIRED, and many more. I’ve also had the privilege of serving as a Photographer and Photo Editor at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), where I used my skills to document the organization’s journey, from the construction of new facilities to the pioneering work of doctors.

In addition to my work with SCCA, I’ve been hired by and created photography for a diverse range of companies and projects, including Microsoft, American Express, Lululemon, Samsung, Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson, Getty Images, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, and many more. This extensive experience has allowed me to hone my skills and adapt to a variety of creative challenges, further enriching my portfolio and expanding my understanding of visual storytelling.

As an author, I’ve penned two books: “BitTorrent for Dummies” and “Killer Photos With Your iPhone”, both of which are available on Amazon. These works reflect my commitment to using art and technology to tell stories, build communities, and drive change.

In recent years, I’ve been exploring the intersection of art and artificial intelligence, hosting and facilitating several workshops exploring the power of generative AI in creative processes. I’ve also served as the Assistant Director for Hornby Arts’ 10-episode Hornby Island documentary series, taking a deep dive into the importance of art and its power to affect us all.

As a community manager at Future in Review, an advisory board member at SXSW, and a mentor at Reel Youth, I’ve had the opportunity to shape and influence the creative and technological communities. I’ve also shared my knowledge and expertise as an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design and as a professor at Vancouver Film School.

I’ve amassed a portfolio of over 130,000 high-resolution photos, freely available under a Creative Commons license for artists and non-profits to use, while still retaining the rights to sell these images to companies and corporations.

Welcome to my journey. Let’s explore together. And don’t forget to check out my website at www.kriskrug.co for more of my work and projects.

Click here for a partial list of talks I’ve given.

Publications

ABC, AEIOU, Android Authority, Ars Technica, Backstage Rider, Barron’s , BBC News, BC Booklook, BC Business, Beatroute, Bogota Post, Boing Boing, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Boston Review, Business 2 Community, Business in Vancouver, Business Insider, Business Week, Bustle, Casino, CBC, CEO, Chicago Tribune, Chronic Art, Cicero, City Metric, Clean Technica, Climate Central, Climate Home News, CMS Wire, CNET, Common Dreams, Computer World, CONFIDENTIAL, Cooler, Cosmos, Cult of Mac, Culture Trip, Daily Hive, DeSmog, Devex, Digital Journal, Discover, Earth Island Journal, Ecowatch, EDM Identity, Elle, Epic Edits, Everfest, Factor Daily, Fast Company, FedScoop, Festival Voice, Financial Times, Flip the Media, Forbes, Fortune, GeekWire, Georgia Straight, Globe & Mail, GovTech, Grazia, Green Prophet, GreenBiz, Grist, GW Hatchet, Heads, High Country News, Hive Health, Huffington Post, Independant Catholic News, Inhabitat, Inside Science, Inside Vancouver, Interesting Engineering, Internet Lab, Ion, IQ, Irish Examiner, Irish News, Jacobin, Japan Times, JPG, LA Times, LA Weekly, Leonardo, Life Hacker, Lifegate, Lion’s Roar, Mashable, Melty, Microbe World, Momentum, Monday, Mother Nature, Motherboard, Motley Fool, Munchies, MusicFestNews, Narcity, National Geographic, National Health Executive, National Observer, Natural History Museum (UK), Neiman @ Harvard, Netzwoche, New Scientist, New Yorker, Newsweek, Noisey, NPR, NZZ Folio, O Eco, Ocean Drive, Oil Review, One Green Planet, Ozy, Pacific Yachthing, PBS Media Shift, Phys.org, Pique News, Play the Game, Policy Innovations, Public Radio International (PRI), Quartz, Rabble.ca, Rain Zine, Read Write, Reason, Reuters, Reykjavík Grapevine, Rice Paper, Ricochet, Rolling Stone, Science, Scout, Scroll.in, Shareable, Ship to Shore, Skewed, Slate, Star Tribune, Surfer, Tablet, Tech In Asia, Tech.co, TechCrunch, TechVibes, TED, Texas Public Radio, That’s, The Atlantic, The Boar, The Conversation, The Daily Meal, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, The Independant, The Narwhal, The Nation, The National Interest, The New Republic, The News Minute, The Progressive, The Register, The Revalator, The Seattle Globalist, The Strategist, The Student, The Trace, The Tyee, The Verge, The Walrus, The Weather Network, Thrasher, Time Magazine, Torontoist, Toronto Star, Triple Pundit, USA Today, Vancouver Observer, Venture Beat, Vice, Victoria Times Colonist, Village Voice, Voice of America, Vox, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Weedmaps, West Ender, Whistle Blower, WIRED, World Religion News, Xtra, Yale Environment 360, Yes!

Clients

6S Marketing, A100, AAA, Able BC, Academie Duello, Access to Media Education, Achilles Media, Affinity Bridge, Affinity China, Agentic, American Express, Amplify Her, Aphrodite’s Organics, Arson Clothing, ArtForum.com, Barker Langham, Blanche MacDonald, Burnkit, Calgary Stampede, Canada Wide Media, Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Cause+Affect, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Cengage Learning, Chaotic Moon, CIBC, CKNW, Clio, COMM100, Communicopia, Connect.com, Consulate General of the United States, City of Vancouver, Cossette, Crowd Companies, Curatio, Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, Dartmouth, David Suzuki Foundation, Department of Justice Canada, DeSmogBlog, DigiBC, Edgewater Casino, ESRI, Estee, Facing Finance, Faraday Future, FleishmanHillard, Happy Planet, HighRoad, Flock, Foreign Affairs – Trade and Development Canada, FPInnovations, FreshGrade, Future Works, Galiano Island Books, Galiano Island Elementary School, Geekwire, Getty Images, Girl Scouts, Gowalla, Green Party of Canada, Groupe PVP, Hairpin Communications, Has Offers, Hearst, Historica Canada, Hodder Education, Hollyhock, Hootsuite, Hop Studios, Hybridity Music, IEEE, ING Direct, Ink Global, International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), JAC by JC, Johnson & Johnson, Jones Soda, Klout, Kulture Haus, Luna Pads, Light Organ Records, Lime, London 2012 Cultural Olympiad (LOCOG), Lullabot, Lululemon, Lumina Datamatics, LX Ventures, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Microsoft Canada, Mobify, Modo, Mondo Trading Company, Moonfruit, Mortenson Construction, NatGeo Publishing, New Media BC, NHK World Japan, Nuba, NY LA, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Omers Ventures, One Net Marketing, Pacific Aviation Museum, Pan Pacific Vancouver, Pay Firma, Payroll Hero, PCBC, Peer Giving Solutions, Penguin Books, Pentagram, Picatic, Pinnacle International, PR Associates, Ptarmigan Arts, PUNCH Canada, Purple Thistle, Red Bull, Reel Youth, Renewal Partners, Ringier, Rsquared Communication, Saltspring Soap Works, Saltspring Coffee, Samsung, Scotia Bank, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Skeena Wild, SportGo, Stauss & Quint, Strategic News Service, Strutta, TckTckTck, Tekara, Techvibes, The Firelight Group, The Garrison Institute, The Kerplunks, THNK School of Creative Leadership, Tonic Records, Tourism Vancouver, Treasures of the Heart, Trinity Western University, TUNE, UN AIDS, Union Gospel Mission, United Nations, United States Penitentiary – Marion, University of British Columbia (UBC), VanArts, Vancouver 2010 Cultural, Olympiad (VANOC), Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver Observer, Version One Ventures, Violator Films, Vision Critical, Vision Vancouver, Vivonet, Waldorf Hotel, W2 Woodwards, Xerox, Zazoo

People

Alex Bilodeau, Amber Case, Anima Sarah Lavoy, Ann Mortifee, Arvind Subramanian, Barack Obama, Ben Harper, Bill Clinton, Billy Bob Thorton, Boris Wertz, Bradley Shende, Brett Gaylor, Brian Solis, Caen Contee, Celina Agaton, Chanel Reynolds, Charlie Blackcat Smith, Chef Chris Blanco, CloZee, Chris Jordan, Christy Clark, Colin Mochrie, Dan Martell, Dave Olson, David Eagleman, Debbie Landa, Dennis Littky, Dickson Despommier, Don Tapscott, Douglas Coupland, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Streb, Erika Harrison, Esther Duflo, Evo Morales, Gary Slutkin, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Grace Park, Gregor Robertson, Guy Kawasaki, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ian Hinkle, Iggy Pop, Imogen Heap, J. E. Martin, Jack Dorsey, Jack Kornfield, Jad Abumrad, James Andrews, Jason Mogus, Jer Crowle, Jerimiah Owyang, John Legend, Julie Gordon, Khelsilem, Kim Catrall, Krishna Das, Lady Sovereign, Laurence Fishburne, Leonard Brody, Lisa Jackson, Lital Marom, Lynda Brown-Ganzert, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Good, Melissa Pierce, Michael Ferguson, Michael Stipe, Mike Edwards, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nadia Nascimento, Nardwuar, Nicholas Felton, Pamela Groberman, Neil Young, Pete Doherty, Phil Djwa, Reggie Watts, Richard Branson, Ross Rebagliati, Roy Henry Vickers, Ryan Bader, Ruth Ozeki, Sam Sullivan, Shaena Lambert, Shaquille O’Neal, Stewart Butterfield, Tahmoh Penikett, Wayne Gretzky, Zoë Keating, Zoetica Ebb