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See work of award-winning Arizona Republic photographer Rob Schumacher
Republic photographer Rob Schumacher was a master with the camera
The longtime award-winning Arizona Republic photographer captured not just events with his camera, but the feelings of the big moments.
Rob Schumacher shared the triumphs and tribulations of the world with The Arizona Republic’s readers through his photography for 35 years.
Schumacher, 62, who died Sunday, May 17, covered Olympic Games, Super Bowls, Masters golf tournaments, riots and natural disasters, as well as intimate portraits of everyday people in Arizona.
He won dozens of awards for his work, including having his image, “Foul Ball,” named Photo of the Year by the Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors in 2003 and being named Arizona Photojournalist of the Year by the Arizona Press Club in 2020.
“For him, it was more than just a job,” said Cheryl Evans, a former photographer at The Republic who worked with him for years. “It was his passion. I mean, he lived and breathed photojournalism.”
Here’s a look at his legacy through some of his most jaw-dropping images.