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PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY

Capturing the Build

Our photography captures the people, craft, and scale that make Vannoy who they are — one honest frame at a time.

OPEN PHOTO GALLERY

Key Words

When looking for photography, make sure to keep these descriptors in mind.

GROUNDED

HUMAN

MONUMENTAL

CANDID

PURPOSEFUL

TEXTURED

CONFIDENT

CONTEXTUAL

ACTIVE

EXCITEMENT

The Do’s

Show the work as it happens. Vannoy photography should feel like you were there — not like it was planned for a camera.

*ALL OF THESE IMAGES ARE CURRENTLY FPO

Construction workers wearing safety gear work in a trench near a large excavator on a cloudy day.

Shoot wide enough to show scale. Let the equipment and environment tell the story.

A construction worker in an orange safety vest and white helmet is inspecting steel reinforcement bars at a building site.

Shoot wide enough to show scale. Let the equipment and environment tell the story.

An older man wearing a hard hat, glasses, and a high-visibility vest works with industrial machinery, viewed from a low angle.

Shoot wide enough to show scale. Let the equipment and environment tell the story.

Two people in safety gear review technical documents on a table, surrounded by tools and metal parts in an industrial setting.

Don’t default to eye level. Overhead, low, and unexpected vantage points reveal the complexity of the work in ways a straight-on shot never could.

A white construction hard hat rests on the ground, leaning against a concrete pillar, on a surface of gravel and concrete.

Zoom in. Texture, material, and the small moments between big builds are what make Vannoy’s work feel real and crafted — not just constructed.

A man in a KSH shirt and cap carries several wooden planks on his shoulder at an outdoor construction site, with trees and caution tape visible in the background.

Shoot people doing their job, not performing it. Backs-to-camera can be just as powerful as portraits.

The Dont’s

These are the shots that don’t make the cut. Avoid anything that feels polished, performative, or disconnected from the real work.

Person holding a white safety helmet and wearing a reflective orange safety vest, standing outdoors at a construction site.

Avoid heavy filters, dramatic color grading, or anything that makes a jobsite look like a movie set.

Person wearing a yellow high-visibility jacket labeled “ALCHEMY” and protective gear, seen from behind, holding a large object on their shoulder.

Don’t crop out the sky, the site, or the surroundings to get a cleaner shot. Context is key.

A construction worker in a hard hat and safety vest examines blueprints at an active construction site with steel framework and cranes in the background.

Don’t be overly posed. A worker staring at a hard hat or pointing at a blueprint for the camera reads as fake immediately.