The subjects in his photos tend to become secondary to the natural environment and composition of the image. Grinter shoots primarily with larger format cameras, allowing him to print images in large sizes with no loss of clarity or resolution.

His work appears regularly in calendars, magazines, ski area brochures, and newspapers. One of his photos was recently chosen among the top-ten in the history of snowboarding in Snowboarder Magazine. Grinter lives and plays in Washington state and loves to ride at Mt. Baker ski area.