William (Kross) Greiner (born September 8, 1957) in New Orleans, Louisiana is an American photographer and painter, now living in Fort Worth, TX.[1][2]
Greiner began his career as a sports photographer, first working in the National Football League (NFL), at the age of 19, from 1977-1979. He also covered the 1981 and 1982 Tour de France for Bicycling magazine, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.[3] Greiner abandoned sports journalism to return to college, earning an A.A. from Bradford College, a B.F.A. from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Art and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University.[2] During this period, Greiner was introduced to the work of musician/artist/photographer, William Eggleston.[4]