Projects
coming, idk, eventually
Locals Only
An atlas from the other side of paradise
Now taking submissions
Diving California
Providence City Map
We’ve all seen lots of maps of popular tourist destinations from the perspective of the traveler but I want to create an atlas, a collection of maps, made by the people who live in those places.
What is it like to live in someone else’s vacation?
I don’t want the secret beaches or the locals’ only hangouts, I want to know where people work, relax, get groceries and where they used to imagine living. I want to see the other side of paradise.
If you live in a touristy place, make a map of what your home looks like to you from your perspective and send it my way.
I made a now fairly popular scuba diving atlas of Monterey, California and now I’m working on the rest of the state. This is a huge work that has taken me years and it’ll be a while yet to update the field guides, context maps, history, geology and wildlife of California’s diveable coastline.
There are a ton of really unimpressive maps of Providence and a handful of extraordinary but not exactly visitor-friendly maps. PVD Tour Company is doing great work introducing people to the city’s culture and history and I have some drafts of work that could help their mission. I don’t have a business model for how to make any money off of this project though.