KARI MEDIG

Kari Medig grew up in a cabin in the boreal forest of northern British Columbia, Canada. As a photographer, he has worked on editorial and commercial projects for clients such as National Geographic, Outside and Patagonia. 

Recent accolades include inclusion in the American Photography 42 (2026), 40 (2024) and 39 (2023) anthologies. In 2025, Medig received a National Newspaper Award in the Feature Photo category for his work with Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. 

In addition to photography, Medig has joined numerous ski expeditions, including the first 700km traverse of the St Elias mountain range in the Yukon and Alaska. He now lives with his family in Nelson, British Columbia with his wife and 5 year-old son.

A selection of the notable folks he works with:

National Geographic / Travel + Leisure / Outside / Patagonia / MINI / Bjarke Ingels Group/ Air Canada's enRoute / Powder / SKI / AFAR / GQ / D2 (Norway) / The Globe and Mail / Canadian Geographic/ Monocle / Telegraph Magazine (UK) / National Geographic Traveler / Harpers / Lufthansa / Popeye (Japan) / Google / Mr Porter / Rogers Wireless / Skiing / Bike / Freehub / Snow / The Ski Journal / Bombardier / Destination BC /  The North Face / Norrøna (Norway) / Arc'teryx / Haglöfs (Sweden) / Bouygues (France) / Zodiac Aerospace/Safran (France)