Vince Havens has spent the better part of the last thirty years taking photographs. Mostly self-taught through a library of photography books, he has worked as staff photographer at two newspapers ...view moreVince Havens has spent the better part of the last thirty years taking photographs. Mostly self-taught through a library of photography books, he has worked as staff photographer at two newspapers and has worked with a professional portrait photography studio as well as helped out at a professional modeling studio. He photographs mostly wildlife and nature but has also photographed several weddings, many senior portraits, along with lots of birthday parties and family gatherings.
He has taken photos which have been ranked in the top 10, 20, and 30 percent of the most voted on photos out of thousands of photos in international photo contest through Viewbug.com. He has also had many photos published in Outdoors N' Ms, Ms Outdoors, Natchez Trace Fall Colors Calendar, MWFP calendar, on the cover of South Arkansas phone directory as well as photos featured in blogs, various Facebook pages such as the Tishomingo Tourism and has a blog on lightning photography posted on SLR Photography Guide web page. His photos have won first place in photo contests as well as honorable mentions. A few of these photos are featured in this coffee table book. Yet he still says, “I’m not a professional, but I will be one day!"
You can find many more of his photos on his website at www.vincehavensphotography.smugmug.com.view less