ACCREDITATIONS

New Zealand Institute of Professional Photograph- Fellow Member

Industry Photography Judge and Mentor

Keynote Conference Speaker

Workshop trainer


New Zealand Awards

2026 New Zealand Institute Professional Photography WEDDING Photographer of the year

2026 New Zealand Institute Professional Photograph COMMERCIAL Photographer FINALIST

New Zealand Ian Poole memorial award BEST JUDGE 2018, 2023

New Zealand Wedding Category Silver Awards
New Zealand Wedding Finalist of the Year 2012
New Zealand Wedding Album of the Year 2009
New Zealand Wedding Album of the Year 2008
New Zealand Portrait Photographer of the Year Finalist, 2008
New Zealand Wedding Album of the Year 2007
New Zealand Wedding Photographer of the Year 2006
NZIPP Highest Scoring Colour Print 2006
New Zealand Wedding Photographer of the Year 2005
New Zealand Wedding Photographer of the Year 2004


and so many Kodak, NZIPP, & AIPP Gold and Silver awards that we have stopped counting

International Photography Awards


WPPI Wedding Album Award of Excellence
Single photographer) First Place 2010
Australian Photography Awards (AIPP) Gold 2008, 2007, 2006

International Judge

  • 2025 Australian Photographic Prize judge

  • 2026 AP Awards judge

Three young girls in fancy dresses behind a window, looking at the camera. One girl on the left is making a binoculars gesture with her hands, the middle girl looks directly at the camera, and the girl on the right has curly hair and a flower on her dress.
A black surface with a faintly visible arrow drawing.
Black background with a white paper airplane symbol and a swooping line.

JOHANNES VAN KAN PHOTOGRAPHER