ABOUT

JOHANNES VAN KAN

Once I was a scientist. A Food Technologist for those that need to know.

I forget now if the coffee addiction came before or after the urge to create photographs that told stories. I suspect the latter!

Amongst all the laws of science I was troubled by the notion that the facts would always get in the way of creative expression.
One day the magic of time in a darkroom captured my imagination, soul, and then pretty much every waking moment. I had to leave science because it was too serious and stopped me spending time on photography.

* I love photographing people
* I love photographing wedding
* I love the attention to details
* I love the emotions
* I love the stories
* I love the relationships
* I love the chaos

Actually I especially love the chaos because it is from the chaos that comes the unpredictable and exciting opportunities of a wedding.

This unpredictability allows me to photograph weddings all over the world. I have photographed weddings and portraits in Colorado, Miami, Wanaka, Christchurch, Perth, London, Barcelona, Queenstown, Auckland, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Martinborough, and Wellington. These challenges make me work even harder and appreciate my good fortune as a photographer.

My take on portraits, in an ideal world would involve collaborative story telling, ..... and several cups of coffee.

JOHANNES VAN KAN PHOTOGRAPHER