Washington D.C. corporate and advertising photographer Scott Robinson specializes in editorial-style corporate assignment photography and portrait photography in the Washington D.C. and mid-Atlantic region.
Award-winning photographer Scott Robinson offers a unique vantage point honed from more than a decade in the trenches of photojournalism covering everything from riots, to earthquakes to the Superbowl.
His advertising images have graced billboards and buses, while his corporate work is showcased in boardrooms and annual reports. Motor Books International published a 200-page coffee table book on the Faces of NASCAR and Lockheed Martin sponsored an exhibit of his portraits of U.S soldiers at the US Capitol Complex.
Photojournalism taught Scott to create photos so striking that a newspaper reader skimming headlines would have to stop to check out his picture. Now he applies that same tenant to producing compelling images for corporations, design firms and magazines.
Before he brings his eye to the viewfinder, Scott has thought through a dozen different scenarios for portraying his subject. But, once the shoot begins, he doesn’t rely on pre-conceived notions. Through his dry wit and easy manner, Robinson coaxes his subjects into revealing themselves to his lens. His portraits capture both the nuanced gestures and the raw emotion of his subjects – Senator John McCain’s wry half-smile in a rare moment of relaxation…Steven Spielberg’s steady gaze shrouded by strips of celluloid film…the unbridled joy of children in a midair plunge off a lake dock.
Scott’s singular vision takes him where other photographers do not think to go. When the First Interstate Tower, the tallest building in Los Angeles, caught fire, Scott left behind hordes of local photographers shooting from the ground and talked his way onto the rooftop of an adjacent hotel, where he got a striking, head-on image of the blaze. That image was published full page in Life magazine. Scott’s portrait of legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty doesn’t include his face, but instead is a tight crop of his famous " King Richard" belt buckle. Scott shot the chiseled torso of Redskin tight end Chris Wilson from below as if he were an ancient
Greek statue on a pedestal.
Scott is at ease with ordinary people, as well as with the rich and powerful, having photographed such celebrities as Sharon Stone, Eddie Murphy, and Quincy Jones as well as former presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, during a private portrait setting in the Oval Office. As a corporate photographer, Scott is often called upon to make portraits of chief executives. His relaxed approach puts high-ranking officials, as well as the rank and file at ease.
Scott with NASCAR driver Brian Vickers during the shooting of Scott's book "Faces of NASCAR"