Bio
Chris Schneider is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Denver, Colorado. He specializes in photojournalism, portraits and sports for a diverse range of editorial clients
He received a B.A. in journalism from San Francisco State University in 2000 with a minor in Latin American studies. During his college career, Chris interned at some of the nation's most respected newspapers including the Oregonian and the St. Petersburg Times. He also did a stint at La Nacion in Argentina. His first full-time staff positon was at the Ventura County Star where he did a series on the California juvenile justice system. While there he was also sent to the Mideast to cover the Iraq War.
In 2003, he moved to the Rocky Mountain News, where he worked for 5 years until the newspaper's recent closure. During his career, Chris has worked on stories on the Columbine school shooting, the Iraq war, poverty and development in Africa, AIDS, homelessness and the Presidential race in 2008. He has covered the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2007 World Series, and the Winter X-games.
Chris is adept in all aspects of commercial and editorial photography. He specializes in sports, portraiture, and documentary photo stories.
Chris Schneider's work has been published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Oregonian, St. Petersburg Times, the New York Times, Smithsonian, and Photo District News. His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the National Press Photographers Association and the Casey Foundation.
Chris Schneider
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