Stan Murzyn Photography (540) 227-7553 Call Stan Murzyn Photography

Brambleton, Virginia · Washington DC metro · nationally on request

It only happens once.

The keynote happens once, and so does the last toast of the night.
I'm there to photograph both.

The whole group under BUILDING HOPE, ribbon, wide at a nonprofit building dedication. Black and white singer with the hat and fiddle at a community event. Operator waving from the cab, portrait, on a foundation-repair crew's job site. Standing in the road, blue cap, city behind in downtown Nashville. Crowd celebrating, color at a conference in Washington, DC. Black and white profile of a bearded man in a trucker cap smiling and looking up, with soft circles of out-of-focus light filling the left of the frame. Hand on the panel from the back seat, headset, color at an aviation maintenance company. Hands clasped mid-laugh, Nashville rooftop at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. Speaker at the podium, sunglasses, warm at a nonprofit building dedication. A hockey player looking down, face in the cage. Black and white speaker with glasses, ceiling pattern at a national summit plenary. Hand raised at the lectern, gold at a national summit afternoon plenary. Photographer with the long lens, portrait at a conference in Washington, DC. Man leaning on the rail, warm, portrait at a community event. Speaker gesturing through a blurred foreground at a national summit opening plenary. A classical facade with columns, black and white. Guests standing with drinks at a corporate networking event. Twin head-on under clouds, wide at an aviation maintenance company. Braids and magenta, laughing on the panel at a national summit afternoon plenary. A rider in armour on a chestnut horse in front of a red covered bridge under a fiery sunset sky. Audience members listen along a block wall, one with a hand at his chin. A black and white photograph of a face sculpture. A panel discussion on a theater stage with gold chevron design. The deck at a winery venue and the valley beyond. Black and white woman laughing in the crowd at a team-building event in a brick warehouse venue, Nashville. A keynote speaker in a navy blazer gesturing on a dark blue stage, framed between blurred audience members. Black and white sunglasses and the corrugated wall in downtown Nashville. A black and white photograph of a worker high on a tower. The crowd standing, blue-lit brick at a team-building event in a brick warehouse venue, Nashville. Speaker with the screen behind, gesturing at a national summit afternoon plenary. Panelist singing into the mic, warm bokeh at a summit campfire session. A red pepper on black, product photography. Black and white woman laughing in the crowd at a conference in Washington, DC. Profile through gold at a national summit afternoon plenary. A speaker in a gray blazer smiles mid-answer, another panelist beside him and the audience in the foreground. Capitol dome at night between columns, abstract at the Capitol Hill reception in Washington, DC. A lit entrance arch with figures beneath it at a holiday light event. Black and white profile of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark suit and tie laughing, the room behind him blurred to soft light. A gala dance floor with hands in the air. A winery exterior seen through the vines. Black and white close portrait of a bearded young man with curly hair and a light fleece headband glancing back over his shoulder at the camera, with a blurred crowd behind him. A group of colleagues posed together at a corporate holiday party. Black and white two panelists at a summit campfire session. A wall of color swatches in bands. Guests arriving at an outdoor gala. The driver in the wing mirror, blue door, sunglasses. A wide view of a very large conference audience. A yellow mini-excavator digging a foundation trench beside a suburban house in dappled light, Ashburn, Virginia. A speaker at a red podium addressing a conference. A crowded dance floor at a corporate party. A speaker mid-gesture at a conference, warm light. A goalie set in the crease as a shooter approaches. Speaker on stage, arm up, blue at a team-building event in a brick warehouse venue, Nashville. A night market with string lights and a crowd. A gala crowd under colored light with a sash in focus. Pilot and passengers in the cockpit, headsets at an aviation maintenance company. A wide view of a theater with gold chevron stage design during a conference.

the whole group under BUILDING HOPE, ribbon, wide

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What I do

Recent work

Looking down on a table of pressed flowers, a basket of sunflowers and small jars in late light.
The Corner Store on the village street in Waterford, Virginia, with people at tables outside during the Fair.
A man in a tricorn hat painting a map at a table by a sunny window, framed flag prints around him.

Waterford Fair

Waterford, Virginia

A village fair: music in the lanes, artisans at work, a blacksmith and his crowd.

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Every one of these started as a client question. Answers are free.

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Strategy

Photography is my business. Alongside it I build go-to-market functions: market entry, a first sales motion, pipeline where there wasn't any. Some clients hire me for a multi-day content engagement, some for a few months of commercial strategy, and some for both.

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What people say

Stan is an artist when it comes to photography. He does such an incredible job setting up the atmosphere that is both friendly and comfortable for his clients.

James S.