Last week marked the 75th annual Sarpy County Fair in Springfield, NE. The past couple of years, Natalie and I have spent the first Sunday in August at the steamy Sarpy County Racetrack for the demolition derby. This year, I was finally able to shoot … Read More →
Category Archives: Chris VanKat
Behind the Scenes | Big Brain
Behind the scenes footage gets stored in the archives but every once in a while it gets loose. Here’s a peak behind the scenes on a shoot for Big Brain, a tattoo shop in downtown Omaha. Props to Adam, of Good Twin, for hooking up … Read More →
College World Series
This past week marked the end of the inaugural College World Series at the new TD Ameritrade Park. I’ve grown up attending the games with my family and was sad to see old Rosenblatt Stadium close last year. Over the years, I had come to … Read More →
All The Worlds A Stage
Chris, Geoff and Matt really knocked the stills out of the park for a still/video shoot at the states most prolific high school drama department. While, on average, schools in the state have four theatre performances a year, the students and directors at Lincoln High … Read More →
Idyllic Rhodes College
Chris and I ventured south earlier this spring for a shoot at Rhodes College in Memphis. Our sojourn into the deep south was our first shoot at Rhodes and we left with a sense of wonder at it’s overwhelming idyllic beauty. The four day shoot … Read More →
iRide
Chris, Patty, Matt and I hit the streets and trails to get the low down on why the OMA peeps are spinning around the town. Dust off that 2 wheeler in the garage or the basement and spray a little WD-40 on the chain, grab … Read More →
NElovesPS
The first round of our NElovesPS short documentaries are live. The latest story is about Kristin Lukow, a dynamic and engaged teacher who uses bubbles, basketballs and fruit loops to teach music. You can watch Kristin’s story here.
NElovesPS Intro Trailer
This trailer for NElovePS, an ambitious and exciting project to document and celebrate many of the cool things going on in public schools in Nebraska. Over the next few months we’re creating a series of mini-documentaries celebrating public education in our state. As we roll … Read More →
Big Brain Tattoo
I worked on this branding campaign for Big Brain with Adam Nielsen of GoodTwin Design. Adam came to us with the idea of building a story around a couple specific individuals that have had tattoos done at Big Brain. The goal was to capture a … Read More →
Talented Young Artists
I was never so hot at drawing, which is probably why I picked up a camera. So when I see young artists exploding with creativity and talent I think maybe I could learn a few things from them. Chris I were doing a shoot at … Read More →
Holiday Games
The competition was fierce as the Malone & Co crew and a few guests took part in the first annual Holiday PingPongPalooza. Some of the game uniforms were at best weird and at worst distracting but the battles were intense. Check out the gallery of … Read More →
Joe Heydt | ESPN The Magazine
Want your tennis racket strung by the same guy that strings racquets for the pros at the US and Australian Open? Visit Joe Heydt at his shop, the Racquet Corner, and get your racquet tuned up to play at any level. Andrew and I hung … Read More →