Big jobs don't just start from the ground up. They start with heads, hands, and hearts. They start with the Humans of Construction.
Tara Garner, skilled trades photographer
Tara Garner/Owner, Photographer
My Story
I'm Tara Garner-construction photographer, legacy Ironworker's daughter, and the eyes behind Under Construction Photography. I specialize in capturing the raw, untamed beauty of America's toughest job sites-bridges, steel structures, roadways, and the men and women who build them.
With a camera in hand and steel-toed boots on the ground, I've turned a childhood spent among rebar, rigging, and rivets into a career documenting the stories that live in welds, beams, and grit. This isn't just photography-it's a tribute. To legacy. To labor. To the backbone of this country.
Raised in a five-generation union ironworking family, I carry the spirit of the trade with me in everything I shoot. I don't just know the job - I respect it, live it, and photograph it from the inside out. My goal is simple: preserve the moments that matter, from sunrise safety meetings to the last bolt tightened at night.
Whether I'm scaling high steel, shooting a joint seal job under floodlights, or chasing golden hour through rebar shadows, my work is always driven by fairness, integrity, honesty, and justice.
If you're building something that'll last - let's capture it the right way.
About Tara
Tara Garner is the founder and creative eye behind Under Construction Photography, social media and marketing development in the construction industry. Tara knows the blue collar industry needs updated imagery and to bolster morale, she brings this to the workforce with her photographs. Tara's work is a way to connect the men and women in the blue collar industry with their communities and the rest of the world. As a social media and branding expert, Tara works with the best in the field to strengthen their brands. Tara is OSHA 10 certified and is up to date on job safety. She is also an award winning photographer and travels all over the country bringing awareness to the blue collar communities.
5 Generations
What makes Tara passionate about photographing the people of this profession stems from her family's history in the trade. Spanning over five generations, the Garner family has been involved in the Ironworkers trade. Not only was Tara born into the blue collar world, she inherited the work ethic that it takes to make it in this industry.
Family First
My Parents
Leslie Garner 1955-2023, Jim Garner 1954-2011
My Father started his political career in 1989 serving on Eboard. Soon after running for Business Agent and securing that position for years. Eventually running for President, then finalizing his political career as Business Manager
Blue Collar Photographer
Tara's focus is to highlight the incredible men and women working blue collar jobs all over the world and to bring appreciation and dignity to their trades.
Tara Garner
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