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.

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Speaker in the cap, GIVE A DAMN behind at a conference in Nashville. Man leaning on the rail, warm, portrait at a community event. A portrait in shallow focus. Standing in the road, blue cap, city behind in downtown Nashville. Speaker leaning into the crowd, teal shirts behind at the Capitol Hill reception in Washington, DC. Worker crouched in the dug-out, looking up under a house in Alexandria, Virginia. Speaker at the lectern, blue, tall at a conference in Washington, DC. Hands clasped mid-laugh, Nashville rooftop at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. A wide view of a corporate party dance floor. Young man at the table, portrait at a conference in Washington, DC. Green blouse gesturing, blue at a national summit opening plenary. Hand raised at the lectern, gold at a national summit afternoon plenary. Guests arriving at an outdoor gala. Speaker in blue stage light at a Capitol Hill day in Washington, DC. Scallops photographed from overhead. A classical facade with columns, black and white. Speaker in white, blue set, portrait at a conference in Washington, DC. Black and white speaker with glasses, ceiling pattern at a national summit plenary. A speaker mid-gesture at a conference, warm light. Window on the vineyard, framed, an empty venue photographed for its listing. Two volunteers, laughing, wider at a community event. A crowd under a pavilion at dusk during an outdoor event. Man laughing, rooftop at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. A black and white photograph of a worker high on a tower. Woman speaking, teal, the crowd behind at a nonprofit building dedication. An excavator operator in the cab, in profile, on a foundation repair job. A bearded panelist in a blue polo gestures as he speaks, seen past the heads of the audience. The deck at a winery venue and the valley beyond. A speaker gesturing at a podium during a gala program. A black and white photograph of a couple in a circular window. 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. Two panelists on stools, one in a blue blazer answering with notes on his knee. 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. Capitol dome at night between columns, abstract at the Capitol Hill reception in Washington, DC. A hockey player's face in the cage, warm light. The driver in the wing mirror, blue door, sunglasses. A goalie stretched across the crease during a beer-league hockey game. A winery exterior seen through the vines. A crew working under a house by headlamp in Alexandria, Virginia. A speaker raising a fist at the MENTOR podium during the National Mentoring Summit. A speaker against an orange wall at a corporate event. A wall of color swatches in bands. 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. Couple on the couch, roses wall, laughing at a community event. A foundation repair crew working in a trench beside a house. A yellow mini-excavator digging a foundation trench beside a suburban house in dappled light, Ashburn, Virginia. 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. Panelist singing into the mic, warm bokeh at a summit campfire session. Arm up in the crowd, rooftop, color at a rooftop industry mixer, Nashville. Speaker at the podium, sunglasses, warm at a nonprofit building dedication. Black and white M2 head-on, the grille. Profile through gold at a national summit afternoon plenary. Panelist with mic, blond at a Capitol Hill day kickoff. Speaker on stage inside string-light bokeh, blue at a team-building event in a brick warehouse venue, Nashville. A wide view of a theater with gold chevron stage design during a conference.

speaker in the cap, GIVE A DAMN behind

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What I do

Events

Full program coverage. Keynotes, breakouts, panels, sponsor moments and the candids in between, with highlights during the event if you need them.

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Portraits

Portraits for your team or your members, on site and on a schedule. I get through about thirty people an hour on average, and in a world dependent on trust, real portraits give your clients another reason to trust you.

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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

Two men laugh in conversation after an evening panel, one gesturing with both hands, a can in his other hand.
An evening panel seen from above: a full circle of chairs facing three speakers under warm pendant lights.
A bearded panelist in a blue polo gestures as he speaks, seen past the heads of the audience.

An evening panel in Front Royal

Front Royal, Virginia

A full room in a circle of chairs, and the conversations after.

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Guides

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 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.
Stan Murzyn, commercial photographer in Brambleton, Virginia, in a long-exposure black and white portrait

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