Case Study · Academic Medicine
Supporting the People Behind WashU Neurosurgery
Since 2021, Henry David Photography has supported WashU Neurosurgery by representing its people across clinical care and research. The work includes department portraits, lab photography, research film and leadership interviews. This portrait library is one part of that continuing work.
Discuss photography and film for your teamBeyond the portrait: the research team at work
The Zipfel Lab film is another part of the departmental work. It brings the research environment and the people behind it into view.
See the wider photography and film work, including the leadership interviewPortraits within the wider relationship
The photographs below show two complementary settings used in the portrait work: studio portraits on black and environmental portraits in the WashU Medicine building.
The white coat frame
Black seamless, clinical, built for the hospital directory.
The building frame
Glass and stone of the WashU Medicine building, for conference bios and faculty profiles.
Supporting clinical and research teams
The department is represented through its people and its work. The photographic and filmed material serves those different stories.
People across clinical and research work
The department's visual story includes the people who care for patients and those who investigate the science behind that care.
Portraits with different uses
White-coat and environmental portraits offer different ways to introduce the same people.
Room for a longer story
Research film and leadership interviews complement the portraits, giving people and their work more space.
How this portrait library fits
The department’s recurring sessions include black-backdrop and environmental portraits, alongside the wider photography and film work.
Two portrait settings
This selection pairs studio portraits on black with environmental portraits in the WashU Medicine building.
A session within ongoing work
Large one-day portrait sessions are part of the work. The collection shown here is a selection from the continuing relationship.
A consistent visual library
The lighting and framing connect the two settings while keeping the individual at the centre of each portrait.
Photography alongside film
The wider work includes the Zipfel Lab research film and a filmed conversation with Gregory Zipfel and Chad Washington.
The portrait collection
This gallery contains 56 studio and environmental portraits from the departmental library. It is a selection from the ongoing work.
Supporting your department’s people and work
Plan portraits and film together around what your team needs to communicate, from the people patients meet to the research behind their care.
Related work and services
Portraits within ongoing photography and film support for the department’s clinical and research teams.