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Every Protege calendar features 12 stunning photographs by world-class photographers, including David Muench, Marc Muench, Kevin Adams, Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston, Fred Hirschmann, Todd Klassy, Rick Schafer, Mark Lisk, and others. Reaching some of the most scenic and remote areas of each state, the Protege calendars inspire you to experience the beauty and take pride in your favorite state. The calendar also includes a complete moon phase, solstice, and equinox schedule in addition to a year-end planning grid and diverse range of religious, secular, and ethnic holidays celebrated throughout North America.

Rick Schafer's interest in photography originated in high school. His experience began to develop under a twelve-year apprenticeship with his stepfather, Ray Atkeson, who had a significant influence in his life and his photography. Rick Schafer's scenic, commercial, and culinary photography has been published nationally and internationally. His photography has been used in a variety of advertising, editorial, and decor projects. Publishing credits include Weiden & Kennedy Agency, Alaska Airlines, Golf Connoisseur, Conde Nast Golf, Gerber Advertising Agency, Hasselblad Publications, the State of Oregon, Central Oregon Visitors Association, and national parks publications. Rick's recent works include these exhibit-format books: Oregon: Portrait of a State, The McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Cookbook, A Chef's Bounty: Celebrating Oregon's Cuisine, Vintner's Kitchen, Oregon IV, Our Portland, Magnificent Places: Oregon Coast. Rick is a fifth-generation Oregonian and currently lives with his wife, Teresa, and their four children in Portland, Oregon.