Bio Photography Requests
There are several resources available to you for attaining a new professional headshot. Please see the sections below for in-person options that suit your needs.
UW Medicine providers need a current portrait for their uwmedicine.org provider page. The Strategic Marketing & Communications team maintains a hub of current portrait images. Departmental communicators in search of existing portrait images can contact Photo & Video Content Manager Zach Garcia at zmgarcia@uw.edu for access to the private collection.
Bio photography resources
At Magnuson Health Sciences Center
UW Poster and Photo provides basic studio portrait photography. The studio is in the Magnuson Health Sciences Center on the University of Washington campus, just north of UW Medical Center.
Strategic Marketing & Communications will cover the cost of a basic studio portrait taken at UW Photo for use on uwmedicine.org bios. Additional portrait types will only be covered with prior approval.
How to schedule an appointment:
- Select “Basic Studio Portrait – $75”.
- Select the day and time you want to book.
- Fill in your name and email.
- In the “UW Workday Company Tag” dropdown menu, select SOM School of Medicine.
- In the Driver Worktag field, enter AC102619.
- In the “Special Instructions” section, please note “Bill Strategic Marketing & Communications, Cost Center CC101855, Resource RS100082. ”
- Hit “Book”.
- You will receive a confirmation email that will provide instructions on how to get to the studio and change or cancel your appointment.
Questions?
For any specific questions about headshots, please reach out to Kari Kawachi at kkawachi@uw.edu.
At UW Career & Internship Center (self-service Iris Air Booth)
An Iris Air Booth capable of taking professional photos is available for free to all UW staff and faculty at the UW Career & Internship Center in Mary Gates Hall 134 on the UW campus.
The booth is accessible Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm on a first come, first served basis.
For booth photos submitted to SMC, use the provided gray backdrop.
After photos have been taken, the Iris Air Booth will share the finished photos to your UW email. Please submit the image you’d like to appear on your provider page using the Update Provider Bio link on the Strategic Marketing and Communication request forms page. Please also share via email to uwmmktg@uw.edu for your image to appear within our portrait collection available to UW Medicine communicators.
Learn more about using the Iris Air Booth on the UW Career & Internship Center site, or by email at askcic@uw.edu