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​Mj SCHAER, having no formal photography training or education, began his journey into the photographic world in a very unplanned journey. His original career plan was to become an Architect. In 1966, the Vietnam War interrupted that plan and developed Mj into a U.S Navy photographer, altering his life course. His minds eye was turned from creating architecture on velum, to capturing and creating images on film and cinematography in a highly successful career as a professional sports photographer and freelance cinematographer with NFL Films. His professional portfolio spanned over three decades, encompassing all professional and college sports and dozens of company and corporate clientele.
​His love for art also inspired an additional career designing and owning successful art galleries.

​Upon retiring from the art gallery world, the lure of the camera, combined with his love and passion for the outdoors and the natural world, Mj returned to new photographic challenges, capturing familiar and not so familiar subjects through a fresh, redirected eye, always seeking out that one captivating image.  

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