Office of Strategic Communication photography
The three-member photography staff provides visual support for the office’s institutional news and communications projects, including making studio portraits of key university leadership and newsmakers.
The office also hosts an online photo library featuring thousands of contemporary UW–Madison photographs that are available to the campus community (UW–Madison faculty, staff, and current students). Campus users with UW NetID credentials ending in wisc.edu can log in to the photo library (upper right button of website) to freely access and download low-and high-resolution file photos for campus-related communications uses.
The office also offers a summary of photography practices and usage guidelines.
Alternative photography-for-hire resources
The office’s photo staff is not available to cover assignments on requests from individual campus units nor fulfill the work-for-hire needs of other campus departments.
Media Solutions within the School of Medicine and Public Health is one campus department providing fee-based photography services, including traditional studio portraits and event coverage, to campus clients.
With support from the Division of Business Services, our office coordinates a list of contracted services, including freelance and work-for-hire photography, with a related list of approved vendors. Additional questions about utilizing these contracted services can be answered by Sarah Martin at UW–Madison Purchasing Services and Tricia Nolan, assistant vice chancellor for brand strategy.
For historical photographs of UW–Madison, visit UW Libraries Digital Collections and University Archives.