Mountain States & Southwest Snapshot: March 2025

Photographer & submitter: Robby Brown
Senior Visual Media Specialist, Small Giants
In this photo, a team from Pro Steel Erectors was preparing to hoist into place the first of two 200,000-lb steel trusses at the Grand Hyatt Gainey Ranch project in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photographer Robby Brown, who was monitoring the move from a distance, says the lighting was perfect and the scale and action added a level of beauty to the whole picture.
“Seeing the workers in relation to the truss was a ‘wow’ moment, and the framing and lighting lined up perfectly,” he notes, adding, “Right place, right time!” Brown has been in the creative field for 18 years, seven involving the construction industry. He used a Canon 5d Mark IV with a 70-200 lens to capture the shot.