
Glen Petrie
Creating travel content for over 30 years
8 Writing Awards and 10 Photography Awards
from The Society of American Travel Writers
Awards Judge, Australian Society of Travel Writers
I'm a writer and photographer based in Victoria, B.C., Canada
Where I've Published
Vancouver Sun and over a dozen affiliated Postmedia outlets,The Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Geographic, Canada.com, The Dallas Morning News, The Miami Herald, Cruise Travel Magazine, South China Morning Post, Boston Herald, Halifax Herald, Deckchair, others.
Why I Travel
To find awe in the natural, cultural and built worlds. To witness the many different ways people have of living their lives, and to share in the experience.
Why I Write
To make you feel as if you're there. To give you the information you need to be there.
Why I Photograph
To surprise and delight, share information, convey a mood, and evoke emotion.
Writing Awards
SATW Canadian Chapter, Most Impactful Storytelling, Bronze 2025 Pura Vida on Star Clipper, Vancouver Sun
SATW Canadian Chapter, Best Service Story, Bronze 2024 BC Coastal Cruises, Vancouver Sun
SATW Canadian Chapter, Gold 2021
Slow Boats Through the Solors; Vancouver Sun
Lowell Thomas Award, Bronze 2013
Sands of Arabia; Cruise Travel
Lowell Thomas Award, Silver 2004
Northwest Passage; Cruise Travel
SATW Canadian Chapter, Bronze 2019
Driving the Golden Circle; Vancouver Sun
SATW Canadian Chapter, Gold
My Mandela Journey; Vancouver Sun 2019
SATW Canadian Chapter, Gold
NATJA, Gold
Camping on the White Continent, Globe & Mail 2007
NATJA, Merit
At Ease in the Amazon, Dallas Morning News 2009