Carlson wrote, directed and produced over 275 episodes of America’s Most Wanted after graduation from Brown University. His love for photography has taken him to the far reaches of the globe and his images have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Lindblad/National Geographic Travel catalogs and numerous travel and entertainment websites. Carlson resides in Santa Monica with his national recoding artist wife, Katrina Carlson, and their three adventurous children.