Photography by David Smith-Soto.
David Smith-Soto, a bilingual writer, editor, journalist and photographer, taught multimedia journalism at the University of Texas at El Paso from 2004, retiring in 2016. Prior to his tenure at UTEP, He served as Managing Editor of The Winchester Evening Star, Winchester, Virginia, Editor of El Nuevo Dia of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Latin America Staff Writer at The Miami Herald and Managing Editor of El Miami Herald. He joined the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. in 1985, serving as Chief of Publications and Associate Deputy for External Relations, retiring in 2000. He earned a BA in English from the University of Maryland and an MFA in bilingual creative writing at UTEP. Author of an award winning novel now on Amazon, "Havana Hallelujah," much of his journalistic writing and art photography, including three major photography exhibits, is available on-line at Portfolio and Facebook.
