What was your first job as a journalist?
My first job as a journalist was as Chief Photographer for the Ukiah Daily Journal
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I am definitely old enough to have used a typewriter.
How is social media changing news?
News travels fast, and a good journalist is on it.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Althea "Al" Szewczyk-Przygocki from AMC's Fear The Walking Dead.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Creative Cloud, never leave home without it.
What's your favorite social network?
I have twitter open on a second monitor 24 hours a day.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love my community and wanted to take part in documenting it.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I am most proud of the work I did covering the Redwood Complex Fires of 2017 and the Mendocino Complex fires of 2018.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
You should try everything once and that it's not the end of the world if it doesn't work out.
When's the best time to pitch you?
I'm available for pitches 24/7.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I once had to photograph a goat festival.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At an art gallery or driving through an old town making pictures.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy.
