He has worked for the Times' Orange County Edition since 1993 after graduating from the College of Journalism at The University of Nebraska. He interned at the Detroit Free Press, the Wichita Eagle, the Bridgeport Post and the Dallas Morning News. He was a three-time finalist in the William Randolph Hearst national competition and the first student ever to win "Photographer of the Year" in the professional division of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) competition. As a professional, Schaben's photographs have printed by magazines such as U.S. News & World Report, TV Guide, Newsweek, Fortune, Time, and Life. Judy Walgren / Taos, NM