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Above is an example of a video I made for the Wikimedia Foundation




This is me -- as shot by Matthew Roth on the left and myself on the right

Hi! My name is Victor Grigas. I'm a video producer, photographer and former employee of the Wikimedia Foundation. I have been a contributor to Knowledge (XXG) since 2005. I have a formal education in film, audio and video and am interested in all things open source and public domain. The best way to reach me is by email at victorgrigas (at) gmail (dot) com



My Creative Commons-licensed photos have been seen in Vice, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Macworld, The New Republic, Science, Fast Company, Psychology Today, CBS, the New York Review of Books, Atlas Obscura, WTTW / Chicago Tonight, PBS NewsHour, Piauí, Wikimedia and many others.


This user has been editing Knowledge (XXG) for more than ten years.

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*All of these images I have released under a Creative Commons license or into the public domain, so please feel free to use appropriately.

Images of Victor Albert Grigas (my dad)

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  • Hatteras 1949
    Hatteras 1949
  • Looking over his first construction
    Looking over his first construction
  • While gut-renovating an apartment building in 1971
    While gut-renovating an apartment building in 1971
  • Shoveling dirt for the foundation of his first house
    Shoveling dirt for the foundation of his first house
  • at a shooting range in Illinois
    at a shooting range in Illinois

Some of my favorite photos taken by Victor Albert Grigas

Chicago

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Bloomingdale Trail

  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
  • Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015
    Graffiti alongside the Bloomingdale Trail in 2015

Chicago Transit Authority

Postcards of Chicago

  • Contented And At Home In Chicago (front)
    Contented And At Home In Chicago (front)
  • Mouth of the Chicago River
    Mouth of the Chicago River
  • Clark Street Opposite Court House in 1860
    Clark Street Opposite Court House in 1860
  • South Water Street
    South Water Street
  • Comiskey!
    Comiskey!
  • A Postcard factory!
    A Postcard factory!
  • Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Ill. (front)
    Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Ill. (front)
  • Board of trade
    Board of trade
  • BOARD OF TRADE, CHICAGO, ILL (front)
    BOARD OF TRADE, CHICAGO, ILL (front)
  • The Hull House, Chicago (front)
    The Hull House, Chicago (front)
  • The Lexington Hotel Chicago (Front)
    The Lexington Hotel Chicago (Front)
  • Cannon_Captured_at_Santiago_Cuba,_Lincoln_Park_(FRONT)
    Cannon_Captured_at_Santiago_Cuba,_Lincoln_Park_(FRONT)
  • Chicago_Ill._Bascule_Bridge,_Taylor_St._(FRONT)
    Chicago_Ill._Bascule_Bridge,_Taylor_St._(FRONT)
  • Children_in_the_Ghetto_and_the_Ice-Cream_Man._Chicago_Ill._(FRONT)
    Children_in_the_Ghetto_and_the_Ice-Cream_Man._Chicago_Ill._(FRONT)
  • Lake_Shore_Drive,_Chicago_(FRONT)
    Lake_Shore_Drive,_Chicago_(FRONT)
  • Marshall_Field_Garden_Apartments_(FRONT)
    Marshall_Field_Garden_Apartments_(FRONT)
  • Haymarket Square circa 1905 (front)
    Haymarket Square circa 1905 (front)
  • Chicago in 1933 (front)
    Chicago in 1933 (front)
  • Art Institute, Chicago circa 1907 postcard (front)
    Art Institute, Chicago circa 1907 postcard (front)
  • Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago circa 1907 postcard (front)
    Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago circa 1907 postcard (front)
  • Chicago City Hall postage stamped November 9, 1914 postcard (front)
    Chicago City Hall postage stamped November 9, 1914 postcard (front)
  • Floorers removing the hides USY Chicago (front)
    Floorers removing the hides USY Chicago (front)
  • New Conservatory, Garfield Park, Chicago (front)
    New Conservatory, Garfield Park, Chicago (front)
  • State Street Chicago circa 1910? (front)
    State Street Chicago circa 1910? (front)
  • The house
    The house
  • Interior in 2013
    Interior in 2013
  • interior in 2013
    interior in 2013
  • Fireplace
    Fireplace
  • I-beam detail - note the flattened rivets
    I-beam detail - note the flattened rivets
  • Underside of house. Note the tube in the center of the house designed as a single point of entry for all the buildings utilities.
    Underside of house. Note the tube in the center of the house designed as a single point of entry for all the buildings utilities.
  • House as situated among trees
    House as situated among trees
  • Patio
    Patio
  • Rear of house (kitchen visible)
    Rear of house (kitchen visible)
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  • Isaac Davis birth house (front) circa 2015
    Isaac Davis birth house (front) circa 2015
  • Isaac Davis birth house (front) circa 1905
    Isaac Davis birth house (front) circa 1905
  • Isaac Davis birth house (back)
    Isaac Davis birth house (back)

Acton Wetlands

  • October 12
    October 12
  • October 5
    October 5
  • September 24
    September 24
  • August 22
    August 22
  • August 14
    August 14
  • September 2015
    September 2015
  • October 2015
    October 2015
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  • Celebrating a World Cup Victory in Beaune, France
    Celebrating a World Cup Victory in Beaune, France


Doors of Lyon

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  • Sculpture on Champs Elysee
    Sculpture on Champs Elysee
  • Toyota racecar
    Toyota racecar
  • The river by the Eiffel Tower
    The river by the Eiffel Tower
  • Sculpture in Paris
    Sculpture in Paris
  • Snake biting nipple painting at the Louvre
    Snake biting nipple painting at the Louvre
  • Tapestries in Beaune Church
    Tapestries in Beaune Church
  • The Eiffel Tower and plaza
    The Eiffel Tower and plaza
  • The Mona Lisa behind glass
    The Mona Lisa behind glass
  • Roman floor outside Lyon
    Roman floor outside Lyon
  • Sign Graffito in Lyon, France
    Sign Graffito in Lyon, France
  • St. George slaying the dragon in Beaune
    St. George slaying the dragon in Beaune
  • Stairs in Lyon, France
    Stairs in Lyon, France
  • Vineyards in Rural France
    Vineyards in Rural France
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Sao Paulo

Curitiba

Rio de Janeiro

  • University Students going through hazing, asking for money in the street
    University Students going through hazing, asking for money in the street
  • Bobo
    Bobo
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  • Bocce
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  • Bicycle Power charging batteries for laptops and other electronics at Occupy San Francisco
  • A Protester with a sign at Occupy San Francisco
    A Protester with a sign at Occupy San Francisco
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Israel and Palestine

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An-Najah University

  • An-Najah University media room
    An-Najah University media room
  • An-Najah University sound proofing
    An-Najah University sound proofing

Nablus

  • "Resistance" Graffito in Nablus
    "Resistance" Graffito in Nablus

Jerusalem

  • Plastic Bottles and LED Lights repurposed as a chandelier during Ramadan in Muslim Quarter, Jerusalem
    Plastic Bottles and LED Lights repurposed as a chandelier during Ramadan in Muslim Quarter, Jerusalem
  • Smoking Hookah in the Muslim Quarter Jerusalem during Ramadan
    Smoking Hookah in the Muslim Quarter Jerusalem during Ramadan
  • Baklava Jerusalem
    Baklava Jerusalem
  • Bracelets Jerusalem
    Bracelets Jerusalem
  • Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem
    Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem
  • Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem
    Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem
  • Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
    Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
  • Israeli Flag and vests by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
    Israeli Flag and vests by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
  • T-Shirts for sale in Jerusalem
    T-Shirts for sale in Jerusalem
  • Hebron Hostel
    Hebron Hostel
  • Meat Burger
    Meat Burger
  • Dome of the Rock
    Dome of the Rock
  • Foods for sale in Jerusalem
    Foods for sale in Jerusalem
  • The moon
    The moon
  • Menorahs for sale in Jerusalem
    Menorahs for sale in Jerusalem
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  • The Space Needle in Seattle
    The Space Needle in Seattle
  • Seattle and Mount Ranier
    Seattle and Mount Ranier
  • Seattle and Mount Ranier
    Seattle and Mount Ranier
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Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees game June 2012 (if you know these players, please help me to label them!)

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  • A cake
    A cake
  • peace cake
    peace cake
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  • sputnik the cat
    sputnik the cat
  • The MSR Group's Style of Recording
  • Real Free range Chickens in Poland
    Real Free range Chickens in Poland
  • a female yellow shafted flicker photographed with a wide angle cellphone lens in downtown Chicago, the bird hit a window and had become disoriented. Eventually the bird was nursed to health and released in back to the wild.
    a female yellow shafted flicker photographed with a wide angle cellphone lens in downtown Chicago, the bird hit a window and had become disoriented. Eventually the bird was nursed to health and released in back to the wild.
  • Woodpecker in Acton, Massachusetts
    Woodpecker in Acton, Massachusetts
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Cars stuck on Lake Shore Drive


  • People Shoveling on Belden Ave. in Chicago
    People Shoveling on Belden Ave. in Chicago
  • The Intersection of Clark and Fullerton in Chicago
    The Intersection of Clark and Fullerton in Chicago
  • North Pond in Chicago
  • Fullerton Harbor in Chicago.
    Fullerton Harbor in Chicago.
  • Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
    Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
  • Abandoned CTA bus on Lake Shore Drive
    Abandoned CTA bus on Lake Shore Drive
  • abandoned bus on lake shore drive
    abandoned bus on lake shore drive
  • CTA farebox on abandoned bus covered in snow
    CTA farebox on abandoned bus covered in snow
  • inside an abandoned CTA bus during the storm. Note the snow.
    inside an abandoned CTA bus during the storm. Note the snow.
  • ROTATE PLEASE
    ROTATE PLEASE
  • the Apple Store closed during the storm
    the Apple Store closed during the storm
  • Skiing on Belden Ave. in Chicago.
    Skiing on Belden Ave. in Chicago.
  • The Seal of the City of Chicago on a stranded salt truck on Lakeshore drive during the storm.
    The Seal of the City of Chicago on a stranded salt truck on Lakeshore drive during the storm.
  • A salt/plow truck abandoned and stuck on Lake Shore Drive during the storm
    A salt/plow truck abandoned and stuck on Lake Shore Drive during the storm
  • An ATM during the storm
    An ATM during the storm
  • Lincoln Park New Balance Store Closed
  • Cars covered in snow on Lake Shore Drive
    Cars covered in snow on Lake Shore Drive
  • the Reebie Storage Warehouse during the storm
    the Reebie Storage Warehouse during the storm
  • the 36 broadway bus at clark and fullerton during the storm
    the 36 broadway bus at clark and fullerton during the storm

Building a Solar Panel

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  • Earthship literature for sale
    Earthship literature for sale
  • Tire and bottle walls of earthships
    Tire and bottle walls of earthships
  • An earthship bathroom
    An earthship bathroom
  • An exterior of a modern earthship
    An exterior of a modern earthship
  • An interior of a bottle wall bathroom
    An interior of a bottle wall bathroom
  • an interoro botanical cell, for greywater treatment
    an interoro botanical cell, for greywater treatment
  • an unfinished earthship
    an unfinished earthship
  • an unfinished earthship
    an unfinished earthship
  • an unfinished earthship
    an unfinished earthship
  • A greywater treatment botanical cell featuring Jade and banana plants
    A greywater treatment botanical cell featuring Jade and banana plants
  • an operable skylight
    an operable skylight
  • Tire walls
    Tire walls
  • Scupper / Silt Catch
    Scupper / Silt Catch
  • Indoor Cistern
    Indoor Cistern
  • Water Organizing Module
    Water Organizing Module
  • pressure tank
    pressure tank
  • Power Organizing Module
    Power Organizing Module
  • Battery Room
    Battery Room
  • Can and bottle wall
    Can and bottle wall
  • Oiled Mud wall
    Oiled Mud wall
  • Greywater pump
    Greywater pump
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  • Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
    Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
  • Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
    Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
  • Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
    Walden_Pond_at_Dusk_December_24,_2012
  • powder horn and gun in the Concord Museum
    powder horn and gun in the Concord Museum
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Miscellaneous Images

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  • Traveler - Horse of General Robert E. Lee
    Traveler - Horse of General Robert E. Lee
  • I shot this outside the berghoff restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, it took 10 minutes for one person to be isolated for the shot. i felt like a sniper.
    I shot this outside the berghoff restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, it took 10 minutes for one person to be isolated for the shot. i felt like a sniper.
  • Croquet
  • the author one evening became infatuated with pronouncing the word 'patty' (making sure to pronounce the 't' sound) and said it to the man in the picture, who happened to be British, and he thought it was funny.
    the author one evening became infatuated with pronouncing the word 'patty' (making sure to pronounce the 't' sound) and said it to the man in the picture, who happened to be British, and he thought it was funny.
  • Ancient Anthropomorphism
  • a Modemhead
    a Modemhead
  • Lincoln Park Beaver Lodge in the Ice
    Lincoln Park Beaver Lodge in the Ice
  • an honorary street sign in Chicago for house music and Frankie Knuckles.
  • a burned telephone pole
    a burned telephone pole
  • A 'Concrete smiley face', this is actually 2 holes in the ground for holding 2 chain link fence doors at a Lowes Construction supply store in San Francisco.
    A 'Concrete smiley face', this is actually 2 holes in the ground for holding 2 chain link fence doors at a Lowes Construction supply store in San Francisco.

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Video

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This user hopes that in light of massive media coverage of the blackout that SOPA and PIPA will not become a law.
The Photographer's Barnstar
For your wonderful photojournalism during the great blackout, I award you this star. Guerillero | My Talk 07:00, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
  1. "Raising the roof gives new life to old coach house". Chicago Tribune. January 22, 1967. {{cite news}}: External link in |dead-url= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. "Family Seeks To Preserve Photo Library Of Artist Victor Grigas". DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. "Victor Grigas Photos Go Up On Flickr". DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. "Wall in Lincoln Park Created & Crafted by Photographer Victor Albert Grigas". Lincoln Park, IL Patch. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. "Victor Grigas's Obituary on Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-16.

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