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Traveling the State for Virginia Tourism Corporation | ARPA Meeting & Convention Photography Project



Since November of 2023, I’ve been traveling to hotels, resorts and convention centers all over the state of Virginia capturing meeting spaces for Virginia Tourism Corporation. VTC first reached out to me in September of 2023 with a proposal for this huge project. Covid-19 has continued to have a devastating economic impact on the tourism industry and that includes events such as meetings and conventions. The General Assembly appropriated funds to VTC as part of the American Rescue Plan Act Tourism Recovery Program in an effort to restore the economic impact of Covid-19 on the tourism industry and encourage travel, meetings and conventions around the state. I was assigned to travel to a total of 46 venues around the state to capture both interior and exterior photos of each venue.


The project was a huge undertaking for both myself and VTC with many moving parts and logistics to figure out as we went along. The most challenging part was trying to get each region’s venues scheduled at a similar time in order to make travel as efficient as possible. For the shoot, I broke down the state’s regions into 11 areas, from Hampton Roads to DC to Southwest Virginia. Over a period of 8 months, I coordinated shoots and traveled to each and every venue around the state, capturing their meeting spaces and building exteriors. Needless to say, the past 8 months have been incredibly busy! In June, we finished up the project and VTC delivered the final photographs to each venue. We’re excited to see how these fresh, professional marketing images will help in attracting new business to not only the participating venues, but to the entire state of Virginia! Virginia Tourism Corporation was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process!


Here are just a few of my favorites from the project:


A conference room at Archer Hotel, Tysons Corner
Archer Hotel, Tysons Corner

8 Months, 46 Venues, 4933 Miles 🚙
A map of venues around Virginia


Conference room with wine bottles at Kimpton The Forum Hotel, Charlottesville
Kimpton The Forum Hotel, Charlottesville

Hotel lobby at Hotel Madison, Harrisonburg
Hotel Madison, Harrisonburg

Performance Hall at Capital One Hall, Tysons Corner


Interior photo of Capitol One Hall, Tysons Corner
Capitol One Hall, Tysons Corner

Ballroom set up for a conference at Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg

The exterior of Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Norfolk building
Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Norfolk
 




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