Rich Schmitt’s pastures have grown larger and greener here in Pacific Palisades, where he has worked as staff photographer for the Palisadian-Post since 2001. A native of New York, Schmitt came to us with a knack for shooting sports photos, but soon a wisteria blossom (or maybe it was the sunburned hue of a canna) caught his eye and he started snapping flowers as they bloomed and painted our hills in colorful reds, yellows and purples. He has been honing his skills by shooting the annual Palisades Garden Tour, the Junior Women’s Home Tour and gardens for the Post’s biannual Home and Garden section, which will appear in next week’s paper. When he’s not photographing the luscious blooms of the Palisades, Schmitt is shooting everything from national news and politics to sports and entertainment. He freelances for UCLA, Pepperdine and wire services like AFP, among others.
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