What was your first job as a journalist?
My earliest stories were exhibition reviews for a small photography magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course, but I really didn't start writing until after the dawn of the computer age
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mark Twain?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, Excel, Filemaker Pro, CMS softwares, Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Adobe Acrobat, Powerpoint, Skype, Zoom
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone and everyone with an interest in photography and media
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I was critical of errors that other writers made in articles written about my own photography projects.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I don't think we had a newspaper, but I did write some profiles of fellow students for the high school yearbook.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
It's hard to select a single story, but I'm partial to a series of articles I've written about women working in photography and media.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Check your facts!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Probably early evening
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't think I've received it yet!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I'm the one who generally pitches story ideas.
What's your favorite drink?
It's a toss up between a cup of coffee and a glass of wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Probably The New Yorker.
