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Greg Gerla is a commercial and fine-art photographer based in Calgary, AB.

 
His work evokes a strong mood, with attention to craft and style. He’s represented by several stock agencies and his work has been published world-wide. Greg has had several exhibitions of his fine-art work locally and abroad. 
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He was an instructor at The Alberta University of the Arts from 2004 to 2021, teaching in the Photography Department, Faculty of Visual Communications. 
 
Greg served on the National Board of CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators) from 2002 to 2016. He served as president of the Prairie Chapter of CAPIC from 2004 to 2007. Greg was also a member of the board for the Exposure Photography Festival from 
2010 to 2019.
 
Greg gets around. He has photographed his journeys from Moscow to Los Angeles, and from Cuba to Hungary. He’s continually inspired by what’s outside his door - or across the continent.

Greg is an editorial, commercial, and fine-art photographer. Having grown up in rural Saskatchewan, he was influenced by regular trips to the “big city” with his dad - sitting on a street-corner bench together to watch the world go by. To this day, Greg is a keen observer of everything.

 

His work tends to be either stark black and white or highly saturated colour imagery. Harkening to by-gone days - whether it be people, buildings, or still life - nothing is off-limits from his lens.

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Photography has taken him to four continents - with more travel in his plans. His love of the people of the “third world” has meant many trips to Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

 

He is currently working on two long-term documentary projects…one on veterans (364 1/4) and one on gender (the H Project). He is represented by a stock agency and a pair of assignment services.

 

Greg’s other passion is mentoring aspiring photographers. He taught Photojournalism at SAIT for 17 years.