What was your first job as a journalist?
BBC News Channel
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Social media is changing the way we access news, but I still believe we need journalists, camera operators and editors to provide context
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Julia Roberts in Money Monster - worst/best seat in the industry
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Providing context and understanding for audiences
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
The full Adobe suite and Canon cameras
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone who likes adventure and the outdoors
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories through pictures
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
COP21
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't immediately look for the negative in a story
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Long lost Disney Film found after 80 years
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything that is dull and doesn't tell a visual story
What's your favorite drink?
Gin
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my bike or on skis
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sidetracked magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is boring
