At present, I'm living in Havana, Cuba reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami.

CURRENT MISSION

To do the most good with the time I'm given

ABOUT ME

I'm a news photographer for ABC in Miami. There's no better city for news than this one.

In 2013, I married Kristen and we bought a house together. We worked so hard to get to where we're at, and now's the time it seems like all of our investments are really paying off.

PHILOSOPHY

Love Learn Travel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am an advocate for kindness and understanding every day.
When I was single and hosting travelers on the regular, I learned a lot about people, myself, and how the Internet is changing the way we all relate to each other.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One of my favorite experiences was in DC for Obama's Inauguration. My friend Ryan hadn't spoken to his cousin in 20 years. We lost our place to stay, and were in jam. Terrance picked us up from the airport, took us to his little one-bedroom condo where the three of us took over the living room floor. We partied in the Adams-Morgan area of town that night, and did Inauguration the next day. He was a great host, got us straightened out in the city at a hectic time, and gave us the kind of trip you tell your kids about.

Interests

Photography
News
Motorcycles
Yoga
Kitesurfing
Travel

• photography
• yoga
• motorcycles
• news
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Tarentino, Kevin Smith, Requiem, Fear and Loathing, Office Space, American Beauty, Waiting, Moulin Rouge, Fight Club. Lots of others... no paticular order.

TV: I get my news from Stewart, and Colbert. The Office, Scrubs, South Park, Rescue Me, Dexter, Weeds, Family Guy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Frontline, 60 Minutes.

Music: Matisyahu, Metric, White Stripes, Black Kids, The Black Keys, MGMT, Cake, Coldplay, Bloc Party, Flogging Molly, Gorillaz, Modest Mouse, Chili Peppers, Sublime, Shiny Toy Guns.

Books: Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've flown through a hurricane.
I've met the President.
I spent a night underwater on a Navy submarine.
I attended a wedding in Bangladesh.
I've been inside a nuclear reactor.

Teach, Learn, Share

When you take a photo, look at the whole frame. What's your subject? If it's people, they should take up the whole frame. Shoot tight. It makes for better pictures.

If you're taking a picture with a cell phone and have a second phone with a flashlight, use it as fill light on your subject's faces.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have 100 suggestions about where to go and what to do all over South Florida and the Keys.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, Haiti, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cuba, United States

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