Van is an award-winning, on-location photographer, experienced in diverse environments, ranging from the fine arts and portraiture to weddings and commercial imaging in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

He specializes in weddings and events, on-location portraiture, architecture, fine arts stock photography, advertising, night shots, and digital manipulation.

Van has received over 50 awards and honors including 22 ribbons in the 2004-2006 Virginia State Fairs. This included the best overall Black and White photograph of 2005. He received first place in an international photo contest and grand prize in the same contest.

Exhibitions: His works were featured at the Portlock Galleries at SoNo in May, 2006, and in the Chesapeake Public Library three times, and in the Suffolk Museum in 2007.

His pieces have been published in Parade magazine, Forbes, Money, INC., Fast Company, WVEC Television, The Virginian-Pilot newspaper, Environmental Protection magazine, A Thailand publication, an EPA newsletter, and a book, The Elizabeth River.

Fine Art: Scores of the leading businesses in Tidewater are currently displaying his works of fine art.

A partial listing of his clients include: Calypso Nuts; Chesapeake Parks and Recreation; Chesapeake City Department of Economic Development; CMT Advertising; Christopher Newport University (CNU) Communications & Public Relations; CNU Luter School of Business; CNU Theater Department; Colonial Webb Contractors; Commodore Chorus; Community Bible Church; Cox High School; Dominion Virginia Power; Elizabeth River Project; Freedom Outreach Center; U.S. Senator George Allen; Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads; Larry B Music; Norfolk City Dept. of Communications, Norfolk State University, NOVA Chemicals; Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center; Republican Party; Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park; Stephens Builder; Sun Baked Possum; Taylor Bend Family YMCA; Tidewater Regional Repertory Theatre, and Virginia Air & Space Center.

His popular website has received approximately 7,292,716 hits. www.VansPhotos.com. It displays over 813 galleries and 52,139 images as of 10-10-26.