When he’s not on assignment for the Palisadian-Post, staff photographer Rich Schmitt is busy freelancing for clients like UCLA and Pepperdine or wire services like AFP. The diversity and scope of Schmitt’s work, captured here through his photographs, spreads from national news, to sports, politics and entertainment. ‘What I love about my job is that one day I can be photographing horses up at Will Rogers and the next day I’m covering George Bush,’ Schmitt says. ‘The Post editors have been nothing but supportive and I appreciate them giving me the freedom to tackle other assignments. But my loyalty lies with the Palisadian-Post. I love my job there.’
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