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

Brambleton, Virginia · Washington DC metro · nationally on request

It only happens once.

The room, the light, the people who showed up.
I photograph it the one time it's real.

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A portrait of a chef in the kitchen. Group on the bridge, winter coats at a conference in Washington, DC. Speaker with the screen behind, gesturing at a national summit afternoon plenary. Standing in the road, blue cap, city behind in downtown Nashville. Crew member at the truck, wide, on a foundation-repair crew's job site. Families crossing a field, black and white. Crowd celebrating, color at a conference in Washington, DC. Hands clasped mid-laugh, Nashville rooftop at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. Two in the kitchen with hats, laughing at a community event. A lit tent at night with a crowd inside. Speaker in red, blue screen, portrait at a conference in Washington, DC. Hand raised at the lectern, gold at a national summit afternoon plenary. The whole group under the Opry sign, color at an industry mixer at a music venue, Nashville. A hockey player looking down, face in the cage. Black and white top hats and the lantern at a community event. A classical facade with columns, black and white. A black and white photograph of a seated conference panel. A black and white photograph of a conference speaker mid-sentence. A speaker raising a fist at the MENTOR podium during the National Mentoring Summit. Window on the vineyard, framed, an empty venue photographed for its listing. Black and white man on the stairs at a Capitol Hill day in Washington, DC. Mechanic standing at the tail, the hangar at an aviation maintenance company. A speaker against an orange wall at a corporate event. A black and white photograph of a worker high on a tower. A crowded dance floor at a corporate party. Black and white speaker with glasses, ceiling pattern at a national summit plenary. A speaker mid-gesture at a conference, warm light. The deck at a winery venue and the valley beyond. Crowd at the break, color at a conference in Nashville. Black and white speaker between silhouettes at a national summit plenary. A hockey player smiling through his cage with the team behind him. A red pepper on black, product photography. A black and white portrait of a man in a hat, low key. A goalie in the crease with players around the net. Blue cap, direct, chain-link shadow in downtown Nashville. Capitol dome at night between columns, abstract at the Capitol Hill reception in Washington, DC. Twin head-on under clouds, wide at an aviation maintenance company. A crowd under a pavilion at dusk during an outdoor event. Singer small inside the chevrons at a national summit opening plenary. A winery exterior seen through the vines. A backlit black and white photograph of a musician in a hat with a horn. Three in aprons, smiling at a community event. Arm up in the crowd, rooftop, color at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. A wall of color swatches in bands. A multiple-exposure portrait, the head repeating down the frame. Five volunteers at the line, group at a community event. A speaker gesturing at a podium during a gala program. A yellow mini-excavator digging a foundation trench beside a suburban house in dappled light, Ashburn, Virginia. A wide view of a corporate party dance floor. Speaker in the cap, GIVE A DAMN behind at a conference in Nashville. A black and white photograph of a couple in a circular window. Speaker gesturing through a blurred foreground at a national summit opening plenary. Speaker on stage inside string-light bokeh, blue at a team-building event in a brick warehouse venue, Nashville. Coffee, sunglasses and phone flat lay, brand-content style. Black and white speaker mid-gesture at a national summit opening plenary. A panel discussion in front of a colorful brand wall. A wide view of a theater with gold chevron stage design during a conference.

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What I do

Events

Full program coverage. Keynotes, breakouts, panels, sponsor moments and the candids in between, with highlights delivered while the event is still running.

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Portraits

A recurring portrait day on site. Your members or your team get a current portrait without leaving the building, and you get a reason for people to come in.

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Commercial

Venues and spaces, product and food, and the brand photographs a company needs that aren't an event.

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Recent work

Stacked steel foundation pier sections on a tarp in raking sunlight.
An excavator operator in the cab, in profile, on a foundation repair job.
A foundation repair crew working in a trench beside a house.

A content engagement, not a photo shoot

Winchester & Northern Virginia

Five days a month with a foundation crew. The piers, the trucks, the team.

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Guides

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 was not any. Some clients hire me for a multi-day content engagement, some for a quarter 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.
Stan Murzyn, commercial photographer in Brambleton, Virginia, in a long-exposure black and white portrait

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What are you planning? Send me the date and the venue and I'll come back with a number. Call if that's faster.