DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
The best of seven years at live dance events in 38 states.
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ONE ARTIST.
Many frames.
Photography, fine art, film and textiles. Sixteen years of capturing movement, light and story.
On stages and screens:
16+ YEARS BEHIND THE LENS38 STATES2.2M LIVE DANCE PHOTOSOFF-BROADWAY LEAD20+ SHORT FILMSNY CONSERVATORY FOR DRAMATIC ARTS16+ YEARS BEHIND THE LENS38 STATES2.2M LIVE DANCE PHOTOSOFF-BROADWAY LEAD20+ SHORT FILMSNY CONSERVATORY FOR DRAMATIC ARTS
FRAME 01Manifesto
I don't just take pictures. I build frames for movement, art, spaces and style. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Start a ProjectFRAME 02Creative Lines
Choose your frame.
Five ways to work with CVK. Pick a line and see the work.
FINE ART
Art photography, drawings and paintings.
View the workINTERIORS
Photography made for walls, homes and spaces.
View the workFRAME BY CVK
Photography printed on satin and reflective fabric.
View the workSTAGE & SCREEN
Off-Broadway lead. 20+ short films as actor, director and editor.
View the workFRAME 03Dance Photography
Movement, caught live.
About seven years photographing live dance across 38 states.
~7 Years38 States~2.2M Live Photos
FRAME 04Fine Art
Original work.
Art photography, drawings and paintings by Chris Van Kirk.
EVERY PIECE STARTS WITH A vision.
Commission a photograph, a painting or a frame of your own.
FRAME 05Photography for Interiors
Art made for your walls.
Large-format photography chosen for homes, offices and commercial spaces.
- Prints for homes, offices and businesses
- Sizes and finishes by request
- Selected from 16+ years of work
- Contact for pricing
FRAME 06FRAME by CVK
Wear the frame.
Photography printed on satin and reflective fabric, made into pieces you wear.
You don't have to be square, to be in a FRAME.
SatinReflective Fabric
Bow Ties
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Pocket Squares
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Custom Jacket Linings
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Dress Shirts
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Scarves
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A FRAME gallery and showroom is part of the vision ahead.
FRAME 07Stage & Screen
The performer behind the lens.
Acting, directing and editing shape how he sees every frame.
Reel coming soonWon a national acting talent show at age 22.
National Talent ShowAward
Reel coming soonScholarship student at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 2006 to 2008.
NY ConservatoryTraining
Reel coming soonLead role in an Off-Broadway production.
Off-BroadwayStage
Reel coming soonActing, directing and editing across more than twenty short films.
20+ Short FilmsFilm
FRAME 08Comparison
Why work with CVK?
A Snapshot
One angle, one moment
Generic edits
Photos that sit on a hard drive
One medium only
Made for the feed
CVK16+ years behind the lens
A trained performer's eye for movement
Work made for walls, fabric and film
Photography, fine art and textiles in one place
Custom work, contact for pricing
FRAME 09Process
Three steps to your frame.
Share the Vision
Tell me about your event, space or idea and the line it fits.
Shape the Frame
We plan the shoot, the piece, the print or the fabric together.
Receive the Work
You get finished work made to be seen and kept.
Chris Van Kirk
Founder, CVK
FRAME 10The Artist
Behind every frame.
For more than sixteen years, Chris Van Kirk has worked behind the lens. About seven of those years were spent photographing live dance across 38 states, with roughly 2.2 million live dance photos.
Before photography took over, he won a national acting talent show at 22, earned a scholarship to the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, played a lead role Off-Broadway, and worked on 20+ short films as actor, director and editor. Today his photography lives on walls, on canvas and on fabric through FRAME by CVK.
PhotographerDance PhotographerFine ArtistPainterPoetActorDirectorEditorCreative DirectorTextile Designer
Years of photography
Sixteen years behind the lens.
Years of dance photography
Live events, stage and competition.
States
Dance photography across the country.
Live dance photos
Captured in real time.
Short films
Actor, director and editor.
Lead role
Trained at the NY Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
FRAME 11FAQ
Questions, answered.
Dance photography, fine art, photography for interiors, FRAME by CVK textiles, and stage and screen work.
Every project is custom. Contact for pricing.
Yes. Chris has photographed live dance events in 38 states.
Yes. Share your space and size, and we'll pick the right piece.
A line of pieces made from Chris's photography, printed on satin and reflective fabric.
Send an inquiry below with your project, date and location.
FRAME 12Contact
Let's build your frame.
Tell me about your event, space or idea. Every project is custom. Contact for pricing.