In early 2026, I traveled to Seattle to photograph Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman at Amazon’s campus in South Lake Union — one of the Pacific Northwest’s most recognizable corporate environments. The session was an executive portrait project for AWS, and it delivered the kind of high-pressure, high-stakes photography that defines corporate work at this level.
Shooting at Amazon HQ
Amazon’s South Lake Union campus is enormous, architecturally distinctive, and busy at every hour of the workday. For executive portrait sessions here, the challenge is finding a setting that reads as authoritative without being generic — something that says “this is Amazon” without becoming a background that could be anywhere.
We settled on a location within the headquarters that balanced the company’s architectural scale with a sense of approachability. The goal was a frame that works equally for a CEO press profile, a conference keynote, and internal communications — a range of end uses that demands both editorial sharpness and professional versatility.
Working on CEO Time
Executive portrait sessions at the C-suite level operate on compressed schedules. You get the window you get — and the expectation is that you deliver regardless of what shifted in the hour before. The location you scouted may not be available. The light changed. Something ran long. You adapt, and you make it work.
Matt Garman came to the session focused and direct, which is exactly what you want from a subject under time pressure. My approach was to work quickly, give minimal direction, and stay responsive to what the subject was naturally giving me rather than trying to impose a predetermined shot. The best executive portraits happen in the margins of the moment — not the setup, but the instant right after.
Seattle Corporate Photography
This shoot is part of my regular travel to Seattle, where I work with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and a growing roster of Pacific Northwest companies across technology, healthcare, aerospace, and enterprise. Seattle’s corporate photography market has grown substantially alongside its tech sector — demand for high-quality executive portraits, all-hands event coverage, and office lifestyle photography has kept pace with the city’s rapid corporate expansion.
I’m available for single-day and multi-day projects throughout the greater Seattle area, including downtown Seattle, South Lake Union, Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland. I regularly combine Seattle visits with other Pacific Northwest assignments to keep travel costs manageable for clients.
If you’re planning executive portraits, a product launch, an all-hands event, or office lifestyle photography in Seattle, get in touch or visit the Seattle corporate photographer page for more on what I offer in the market.
About This Work
The AWS CEO portraits join a portfolio of executive photography that includes Google CEO Sundar Pichai, teams across Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Corporate portrait work at this level is less about technical complexity and more about preparation, efficiency, and reading the room — skills that develop over hundreds of high-stakes sessions across a decade-plus career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you travel to Seattle regularly for corporate photography?
Yes — I combine Seattle visits with other Pacific Northwest assignments and am available for single-day and multi-day projects throughout the greater metro, including Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland.
What types of corporate photography do you offer in Seattle?
Executive headshots, team portraits, corporate event coverage, office lifestyle photography, and FAA Part 107 certified aerial/drone photography for campuses and outdoor events.
How far in advance should I book a Seattle corporate photography session?
Two to four weeks is typical for most projects. Sessions around major conference seasons — AWS re:Invent planning cycles, tech announcement windows — book earlier.