Sean Hiller: With all these calls, I mean, anything can happen,
anytime with this job. So -- the
-- the fact that we have to check this is one thing but,
like today we are doing this
pretty routine. I have two assignments.
We're goingto a vigil later, at 6:30, and then
right after tha, we are going to go
see some Clipper fans at
a local restaurant, and see
how rowdy they get for this assignment.
With a press pass and being
a member of the press and photojournalist,
there's a lot of privileges that come
to you, over just being
a regular photographer.
For the most part,
a regular photographer, if someone just
picked up a camera on the street
and walked over to
a situation on a corner where
it was policed taped off or something -- they're not going to get in.
Like, the police are going to tell them, "all right the public
needs to stay back."
But in a lot of circumstances,
they'll have a designated area where they will let the press
come in, and get their shot.
I've been working for newspapers for
more than fifteen years, covering everything
from local news to high school sports.
Working in the Los Angles area
I've had the opportunity to cover big events -- like
the Academy Awards, where I get to photograph
celebrities on the red carpet,
to going to Laker games where I get to shoot
court side, right underneath the basket.
This job is just really unique -- it
gives you an opportunity to see
and do things, that you would never
do in your normal everyday life.
I feel like I'm kind of a fly
on the wall. I get to witness life.
watch history
unfold.
I have actually had the opportunity to photograph three
U.S. Presidents during my time at the news paper.
So I just feel that
this job has just,
given me such a great opportunity
to just see so many things. I'm
out in the field everyday.
I don't know who I'm going to meet
or, where I'm gonna be until I get that assignment from my
editor, and it just
keeps it, it keeps it exciting.
Everyday it's just a new day --
and
it's just, it, it's fun to see what
you're going to do and how you're going to cover something and,
what kind of picture you're going to get.
So, I really enjoy it and
I am just really happy that I have a job
that I am excited to go to everyday.
My name Sean Hiller and I am a photojournalist.