Van Carlson

Van Carlson

Van Carlson was born in Colorado and moved to Hollywood in 1978. He has received 10 Emmy Nominations, and 3 Emmy Awards for Photography in 1978, 1980, 1985. His work has taken him around the world, from Amazonia to the Virgin Islands. Carlson has worked with directors Steven Spielberg, Peter Friedman, and Bob Heath; and for productions with Arte/ZDF, A&E, HBO/Dreamworks, History Channel, Lifetime, and PBS. Of his work, Frank Zappa said: “The guy’s brilliant.”