Kristopher Grunert: the magic of photography

August 20, 2025 · 51 min · Season 3 · Episode 7

About this episode

Kristopher Grunert shares his journey from growing up on a family farm to pursuing a career in photography influenced by his early passion for skateboarding.

Kristopher Grunert was born and raised on the family farm on Orkney Road, a short drive northwest of Yorkton. His parents, sister and he lived on land first established as the Grunert homestead in 1888. Farming, however, was not in Kris’ future. As a teenager he developed a keen interest in skateboarding, then a relatively new sport in Yorkton, and that led him to Vancouver to pursue that dream. As it turned out, the skateboarding dream clashed with reality, but it did lead to a career and wi...

People in this episode

Host: Dick DeRyk

Guest: Kristopher Grunert

Topics covered

photography
skateboarding
family history
career development
personal journey

Keywords

photography
skateboarding
Yorkton
family farm
career
personal story
Grunert

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Yorkton, Orkney Road, Vancouver