Los Angeles Times staff photojournalist Allen J. Schaben is an award-winning staff photographer who has worked in journalism for 35 years. Before joining the Times, Schaben photographed Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India. One of his first major news events at the Times was photographing the historic O.J. Simpson Bronco chase in 1994.

He has worked at the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News, Wichita Eagle, and Connecticut Post during internships and temporary full-time status. Schaben grew up in Seward, Nebraska and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993.

He was awarded a first place Ruben Salazar Award by the California Chicano News Media Assn. for his photo essay “Mexico’s AIDS Crisis”. Sporting events covered over the years have been the Ram's Super Bowl, Dodgers and Angels World Series, Kings and Ducks Stanley Cups, 2009 NBA Lakers Championship victory parade, X Games, U.S. Open of Surfing, World Surf League Finals. He also covered news and feature stories at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

He has been covering Hollywood awards shows including the SAG Awards, Emmy's, Golden Globes, Grammy's, and Academy Awards for many years. He has photographed every U.S. President from President Ford to Biden. He was one of the Times staff awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 2004 Southern California wildfires and Times staff award for the 2016 San Bernardino terrorist attack coverage.

Schaben's work has taken him to India, Thailand, Indonesia, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and across the United States but primarily covering Southern California. Schaben is also a FAA certified drone pilot and video journalist. He is an Eagle Scout and a U.S. Army Reserves Gulf War veteran. Schaben has been married 25 years, has two adult sons and a golden retriever.