I’m a journalist, photographer, editor and avid traveler. Born in Chicago, I’m a long-time resident of Scotland, following scenic detours through Boston, upstate New York, Dublin, Paris and Toulouse in France, and Oxford, England.
Photography
Outlet-wise my photographs have appeared in The Scots Magazine published by DC Thomson here in Dundee, in such publications as The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly, by way of photographs I’ve taken of various book authors, in The Nottingham Post, which on multiple occasions featured my live photos from the Indietracks music festival in Derbyshire, on technology news sites InformationWeek and DarkReading, and across multiple Information Security Media Group properties.
My photos have also appeared in various annual reports, including for Boston’s Cambridge College, as well as on travel websites, used for band promotions and also for cover images of the albums No Shelter (2004) from Irish rockers Cactus World News and Colapso Calypso (2022) from Chorusgirl.
I’m a member of the Royal Photographic Society, from which I hold an Associateship (ARPS), and also past president of the St. Andrews Photographic Society, of which I remain an avid member.
In 2023 I exhibited two of my photo projects — local portraits, and abstract cityscapes — at Dundee’s Verdant Works museum.
Journalism
Day job: I’m an Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, in charge of European coverage as well as the DataBreachToday site. I cover a range of cybersecurity, technology, civil liberties, privacy and other topics. I regularly attend various conferences and events, oftentimes filing stories and photo slideshows, as well as conducting video interviews. See here for my latest stories, videos and blogs across the various ISMG properties, including BankInfoSecurity and GovInfosecurity.
Before working for ISMG, as a cybersecurity, technology and business journalist, my byline appeared in such publications as the Boston Globe, Computerworld, DarkReading, InformationWeek, The Times of London, and Wired News. As a travel journalist, I’ve contributed to multiple publications, including Fodor’s Paris guidebooks.
When freelancing, my corporate clients included multiple vendors, manufacturers, standards organizations and consulting companies based across the United State and Europe, including Accenture, Intel, Symantec and usability firm Nielsen Norman Group. I’ve written articles featured in both Fortune magazine and Guardian supplements.