When I first started photographing for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) clients, I noticed something striking—room after room, job site after job site, the faces I captured were overwhelmingly male. Whether it was boardrooms, design studios, or construction sites, women were often absent or vastly outnumbered. And when I did meet women in these spaces, they were exceptional—not just in talent, but in the way they had navigated industries that weren’t always built with them in mind.

That realization became the foundation for Women at Work, a photo project dedicated to highlighting the women shaping the AEC world.

Community, People, PortraitsGraham WashatkaFebruary 10, 2025 Comment

San Francisco and San Francisco to Denver

This past February, Graham Images was hired by Boldt to travel to California for a week-long shoot. On the trip back, I was lucky enough to land myself in a window seat with a great view and a camera on board.

Community, OdditiesGraham WashatkaFebruary 3, 2025Comment

Project Spotlight: You Are Here Exhibit

‘You Are Here’ is not just an exhibition, it is an experience. Hands-on interactives make the past relevant. Rare photographs capture the imagination, and irreplaceable artifacts connect us with bygone generations.

Graham Images partnered with the History Museum to take images of the artifacts in You Are Here exhibit, photograph the opening reception event, and to photograph the Museum's architectural details on the exterior and interior of the building.

Community, Events, ArchitectureGraham WashatkaJune 28, 2024Comment

Community Highlights of 2023

Graham Images favorite images from community projects in 2023.

Community, Best of 2023Graham WashatkaFebruary 16, 2024Best of 2023Comment

2023 with Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra

In 2023, I photographed the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra in six different capacities ranging from conductor headshots, to opening season concert coverage - and a number of shoots in-between. Let’s take a dive on the various ways Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra partnered with Graham Images in 2023.

Community, EventsGraham WashatkaFebruary 9, 2024Comment

Photos Taking on New Perspectives

The Perspective exhibit opened in March 2023 and highlights how changing perspectives helps us see history all around us, and how history influences where we live, how we travel, and what is visible in the Fox Valley today.

CommunityGraham WashatkaJune 12, 2023Comment

Project Spotlight: Namekagon General Store

Being a business owner myself, it is amazing to see 45 years into a business to see that Ed and JoAnn have built a business and life that they love.

Namekagon General Store has been operating out of Hayward, WI since 1977 crafting some of the finest leather goods, while also running a popular store front for visitors to shop at. Since Namekagon General Store’s opening day, Ed and JoAnn Zaspel have been the two behind the scenes cutting, sewing, dying, crafting all of the nationally loved goods the store produces.

Community, Industry, PeopleGraham WashatkaMarch 21, 2023 Comment

Project Spotlight: FullySTOCKED Wine & Liquor Lounge

I met the Stock Sisters, Chelsea and Abby, after they reached out for photos to decorate their brand new Wine & Liquor Lounge in Shawano, Fully STOCKED.

FullySTOCKED Wine & Liquor Lounge is a sophisticated and sultry atmosphere specializing in globally diverse wines, uniquely aged scotches & bourbons and artfully crafted charcuterie slates & sharables.

Community, Events, Food + DrinkGraham WashatkaJune 16, 2022Comment

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