Do1Thing welcomes Erich Schlegel

Photojournalist Erich Schlegel just left The Dallas Morning News where he was Senior Staff Photographer since 1988. Based in Austin, Texas, Erich is now pursuing a successful freelance career. Erich has also worked at The Brownsville Herald and The Corpus Christi-Caller Times.

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, he lived throughout Latin America before moving to Texas in 1973. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a degree in business with an emphasis in international business. While at The News , Erich has covered nine Olympic Games, three Super Bowls, conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Albania, Zaire, and Sri Lanka. However, he favors assignments in Latin America where he has covered stories in Cuba, Mexico, and Central America. Erich has won awards in World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Society of Newspaper Design, APME, and other national and regional competitions.