About a week after I got back from Europe, I took another quick business trip to New Orleans. We had two stories to put together: one about the booming film industry there, and another about the state of post-Katrina recovery in the Lower 9th Ward. It was a busy few days, but in between I … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that I flew back to Miami from Europe more than two months ago. It was after a relatively short roadtrip that took us to three different countries – Holland, Belgium and Germany. If I didn’t have to wait three days for my luggage to arrive from Libya, we probably would have gotten to … Continue reading
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said a thousand times – American Airlines has to be one of the worst companies in the world. If I didn’t have to fly with them, I wouldn’t. My last experience has to have been one of my worst yet. I just got home a little while ago… 8 hours late. The flight was … Continue reading
I just got back from a rather long trip. It started off in Libya (work) before moving on to Europe (play) and then DC (work/play). If you don’t already follow me on Flickr, Instagram and Facebook, you probably should. I’ve already posted lots of photographs there. I’ll post some more pictures here from Libya and Europe a … Continue reading
A while back I posted pictures from my first trip to Libya. It was just under two years ago, and at the time the country was preparing for its first free elections in over 40 years. Unfortunately, many of the problems plaguing the country back then are still prevalent today. In fact, many of them … Continue reading
It’s been well over three months since the last one of these. Here are some of my favorite shots from that time that never made it to any other posts here. They were captured in various parts of the southern US and Jamaica. All of them were taken with my X-Pro1 and processed differently in … Continue reading
There’s nothing like a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Try as they might, boxed and bottled versions of the vitamin C cocktail always pale in comparison. Nevertheless, the price of the staple breakfast drink have gone up steadily in recent years. Demand might be down, but a crippling disease known as citrus greening has … Continue reading
I’ve spent my last two Fridays working in Cape Canaveral… and driving back down to Miami. Both times I stayed nearby in Cocoa Beach. For those who have never been, it sounds much nicer than it actually is there. We wrapped things up mid afternoon on that first Friday. Instead of driving down during rush … Continue reading
The flight from Miami to Freeport only lasted about 30 minutes… but it would be another two hours or so before we actually made it to our hotel on the beach. I flew in with one of my colleagues and six bags, including four cases of gear. A word of warning to anyone intending to … Continue reading
I finally made it out to Jamaica… nearly two months ago!! What can I say? There are plenty of distractions in Miami outside of work that might have played some part in delaying this post. I left on Christmas day to meet a couple friends who were flying in from Baltimore. It was my first (personal) … Continue reading
Towards the end of December, my team took a trip to east Texas to tell the story of a community concerned about living near the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Although the Obama adminstration has yet to decide on the northern leg of the project, the southern portion goes into operation today. These are just some … Continue reading
As I was wrapping up my recent trip to Jamaica (pictures soon), I told my friends that I was actually looking forward to going home. Never before have I been in the Caribbean and actually wanted to go home… but then again, this was my first (personal) trip to the region, since I moved to … Continue reading
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