I am a storyteller, photographer, and videographer. @johnvandyke.com

BOOM! A book coming spring of 2024. 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.

An American Mosaic is about us, our lives, and our places. Traveling the country recording conversations. Gathering material for the book BOOM! to be published soon and available on Amazon and other outlets.

On the road, talking with a gallery owner in Aspen Colorado, an immigrant from Argentina.

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.

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.

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 in Arizona talking with older Americans that travel in RVs, for An American Mosaic.

Discovering who we are. It’s 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

Di-a-logue, Issue No.1 from An American Mosaic

I am traveling around the country photographing people and places for An American Mosaic. This is Venice CA.

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.

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.