A Portsmouth media house with total range.
Total Media Lab is a Virginia-based media holding company built on one idea: if you own the production, the audience, and the platform, you can do something no single-service agency can match.
Built by a 20-year media veteran.
Lee Dear founded Mobile Photo Lab™ in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew it into the flagship brand of what is now Total Media Lab — a five-division media holding company serving Hampton Roads.
A current Full Sail University Digital Cinematography student, Lee operates a production rig anchored by dual Sony FX6 cinema cameras, an Osee GoStream Deck, OBS, and Starlink connectivity — meaning broadcast-grade multi-cam output from anywhere in the region.
Community-first. Government-grade.
TML holds SWaM certification (#804150), qualifying for state and local government set-aside contracts. All operations meet or exceed Section 508, ADA Title II, and Virginia CDPA compliance standards — a baseline, not an upgrade.
Known throughout Portsmouth for the Sponsor A Memory / PhotoFund™ model, Good News Portsmouth editorial coverage, youth media education programming, and civic partnerships including Portsmouth Peace Week.