Gavin John

Gavin John is a freelance photojournalist from Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a diploma of Journalism in 2013, and graduated from the University of Calgary, majoring in International Relations in 2020.

Gavin’s passion lies in humane visual reporting on stories around security, conflict, unrest, and Indigenous issues. John has covered a wide variety of national and international stories since 2013 including: Southern Alberta floods in 2013, Canadian Forces deployment to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, daily life in North Korea, northern sovereignty operations in the high arctic, the war against the Islamic State in Iraq, BLM civil unrest in Seattle, COVID-19 response on the Blackfoot Siksika Nation, and recently Pope Francis apology for Residential Schools. Gavin currently freelances for The Globe and Mail.

https://www.gavinbryanjohn.com/