Van Dyke was an apprentice to Edward Weston, and in the early 1930s he established a small photography gallery in his home at 683 Brockhurst in Oakland.
Van Dyke era un aprendiz de Edward Weston, a a principios da década de 1930 creou unha pequena galería fotográfica na súa casa no 683 da rúa Brockhurst, en Oakland (California).