Once upon a time back in my NYC days, I held a contest on April Fools asking readers to guess where I went on vacation from a series of pictures. The answer: the American Museum of History!
New Hampshire
My hope was that in having people come to the slow realization that what they’re were seeing might not be real, they’d experience these dioramas in a way that allowed them to appreciate their exquisite beauty from a new perspective.
Olympic National Forest – Washington
The AMNH is the museum I miss most since my move to LA. There was nothing like going to the museum on a slow day and wandering the dioramas alone, probably one of the most transportive experiences in NYC.
Southern Florida
To be clear, LA’s Natural History Museum is a marvel in its own right. But I think it’s the vastness of the AMNH that sets it apart in allowing visitors to truly feel the scope of the world we live in.
Yosemite Valley, California
In transferring a number of my old pictures to my website, I found a huge folder of full-size pics I’d taken for the contest, far beyond what I originally posted – so I’ve uploaded them all here for anyone who would like to see further examples of this singular art:
5) Saguaro National Monument, Arizona
Roosevelt Elkhorn Ranch, North Dakota
Lake Nipigan near Ontario, Canada
Brigantine, New Jersey
Colorado National Monument, Colorado
Stissing Mountain, New York
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Inyo National Forest, California
Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Long Island, New York
Alaska
Gunflint Lake, Minnesota (this is my favorite diorama in the museum)
Alaska
Yellowstone, Wyoming
And many more:
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