Rich is a career photojournalist and writer who got his start in newspapers in 1987 at the Fort Morgan Times in Colorado. His appreciation for photography and stories began as a kid while watching slide shows his dad created with photos shot around the family farm in Iowa and during summer vacations. A graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, Rich has built a portfolio of images from 46 states and 9 Canadian provinces. He served the Fort Collins Coloradoan newspaper for 22 years before returning to Iowa in 2013 where he was a correspondent for the Boone News-Republican and freelanced for the Ames Tribune. He also worked as a caregiver for the elderly, was a cashier at a convenience store and a custodian at Iowa State University. Rich joined the staff of the Morning Sentinel in 2019. He lives in Waterville.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2023
Week In Photos Sept. 15-22, 2023
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Week In Photos Sept. 8-15, 2023
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2023
The Week In Photos: Sept. 1-8, 2023
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
Week In Photos Aug. 25-Sept. 1, 2023
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Week In Photos Aug. 18-25, 2023
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Week In Photos Aug. 11-18, 2023
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PublishedAugust 12, 2023
Rich Abrahamson: Laughter, tears mix as man remembered in wake of fatal Anson boating accident
Mark Henry died ‘doing what he loved’ in July while boating on the river, and Rich Abrahamson just so happened to visit Henry 15 days before the accident.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
Week In Photos Aug. 4-11, 2023
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PublishedAugust 4, 2023
Week In Photos July 28-Aug. 4, 2023
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Week In Photos July 21-28, 2023
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Hundreds ride passenger trains to Common Ground Country Fair
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Augusta murder suspect allegedly shot man after plan to scare him went wrong
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Fire damages Oakland home, displacing 5 people
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Questions remain about who funded sale of Maine newspapers to nonprofit
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Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him