{"id":1342,"date":"2018-05-09T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T11:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredmays.com\/?page_id=1342"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:58:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fredmays.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Fred"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1342\" class=\"elementor elementor-1342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5fd225 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5fd225\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a35346\" data-id=\"4a35346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918d70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918d70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10344 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"fred mays\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-416x520.jpg 416w, https:\/\/fredmays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fred-mays-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p><p>I\u2019m a freelance photographer and writer in Florida. I\u2019ve been writing off and on for over 20 years, producing web content since 1999. My photography has come along late in life. I\u2019ve always had a camera, but only became serious about developing my skills in recent years. My primary photography is shooting landscapes. I also book portrait sessions for headshots, senior pictures for high school, family, reunion, and couple pictures. My camera equipment is pro grade Nikon.<\/p><p>My career was 35 years in television news, as a reporter, producer and news manager. I was fortunate to win a Peabody, several Emmys and Dallas Press Club awards.<\/p><p>Now I write for my SubStack blog\u00a0and offer articles to magazines and websites, focusing on travel and eco-adventure topics. I\u2019ve been published in the Tampa Bay Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Audubon Magazine, other magazines and online sites.<\/p><p>Education: Studied Journalism at Arizona State University, Liberal Arts at York Junior College, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ec7c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ec7c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdfc484\" data-id=\"cdfc484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ababc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ababc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 Fred Mays Words &amp; Pictures LLC 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a freelance photographer and writer in Florida. 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