John Van Dyke is a designer, architect, and storyteller. He has written a compelling and timely book based on his travels discovering his country @johnvandyke.com
“The Great American Road Trip” revisited in the book “BOOM! It’s a Big Country for an Old Man” by John Van Dyke is a must read.
BOOM! A Big Country for an Old Man. Available independent booksellers, Barnes & Noble and Amazon. The true story of a remarkable septuagenarian who woke up on November 2016 and embarked on a pursuit to discover his country. An extraordinary adventure across the diverse landscapes of America, armed with nothing but a curiosity for the stories that bind us together.
It all started with An American Mosaic a project about us, our lives, and our places. John Van Dyke Traveled the country, listening and recording conversations. Gathering material for the discovery book BOOM! just published and available on Amazon and other outlets.
On the road, talking with a gallery owner in Aspen Colorado, an immigrant from Argentina.
A road trip in West Texas. A video conversation in Alpine Texas for An American Mosaic.
"Not all those who wander are lost", Tolkien
Looking, Seeing, Listening, Recording... it is what I do.
John Van Dyke
On the road in Quartzsite Arizona. A meet up of RV nomads in the desert.
Traveling in Arizona talking with older Americans that travel in RVs, for An American Mosaic.
Traveling the country discovering who we are. Stories about us in a rapidly changing America. One that has been changing and shifting as we have gone about our lives. No single story, or single person, or single location, or idea defines us. Our lives, our communities and cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories.
Di-a-logue, Issue No.1 from An American Mosaic
I am traveling around the country having. conversations, photographing people and places for An American Mosaic. This is Venice CA.
Photographing the places as well as the people. Portsmouth New Hampshire… a New England postcard.
An American Mosaic taking a look at the American People today.