Van Life: What is Van Life? Well, those involved would say it's a movement, not just a lifestyle or an Instagram aesthetic.
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Social media sensation: There are over five million posts tagged #VanLife on Instagram.
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Capturing the moment: It's all about getting outdoors and enjoying life's simple pleasures.
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Popularity contest: But is it also about racking up the Instagram likes?
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So many photographs: Instagrammer Corey Smith says #VanLife is extremely saturated, and it can be hard to make your photographs stand out.
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British van life: Van Lifers Calum Creasey and Lauren Smith, pictured, run the account @TheRollingHome.
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Powerful images: "I guess there was a point where we kind of realized that our van and our travels and all of the photos that we had were really powerful," says Creasey. They really resonated with people, he adds.
Cultural sensation: The couple recently put together a new book, "The Culture of Vanlife" published by Lanoo, showcasing their images and other photographs from other Van Lifers.
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Sustainability question: A lot of Van Lifers say they took to the road in search of a simpler life.
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Pollution question: The question is, how eco-friendly is it, really, to travel around in a polluting van?
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Plastic awareness: Calum Creasey says living in a confined space forces you to become more aware: "When you're in a van, you can never really escape it -- the amount of plastics after a meal that you have to dispose of, let's say; they're there, they're close to you, they're in close proximity to you."
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Adventure awaits: Many Van Lifers are also couples, but there are some solo female travelers who are putting their own stamp on the Van Life trope.
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'Crescendo of life': Calum Creasey says although van life can be a test on a relationship, it's ultimately worth it: "Waking up, next to the person that you love, in a beautiful place that you feel like is all your own, I guess you could very much be the only human beings on the planet," he says. "That's the crescendo of life for me. It just genuinely does not get any better than that."
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