Turbulent times plagued South Florida in the 1980's. Cocaine cowboys ran wild in Miami, the drug trade was amassing billions of dollars and there was a rapid increase of immigrants arriving on our shores. In the midst of all this chaos, National Geographic photographer and native Floridian Nathan Benn was tasked with the assignment of returning to his hometown to feature Florida and all it's glory. A Peculiar Paradise is his book which contains a vast collection of his photographs taken while on assignment. We talk with Nathan about his experiences. www.sofloweird.com