Max Schulte
Photojournalist/videographerMax Schulte is responsible for creating video and photo elements for WXXI News and its digital spaces. He also assists with news and public affairs coverage, digital-first video content, and studio productions.
Prior to joining WXXI News, Schulte was a staff photographer for the Democrat and Chronicle for 23 years, with the last two years as lead photographer. Focusing his lens on breaking news and visual storytelling, he has earned national and New York State Associated Press Association honors for both his still photography and video.
A native of Buffalo, Schulte grew up in the Elmwood Village. He is a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate with a BFA degree in photojournalism. His passion for photography started in grammar school and continues to this day.
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On a recital Monday night, pianist Tamara Wilcox will play music by both contemporary and historic women on unusual instruments, including some that have recently come home to SUNY Brockport. -
A flag raising ceremony was held in front of Rochester City Hall on Friday to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which is on Monday, October 10.
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The New York State Canal Corporation on Tuesday named one of its tugboats after famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who lived in nearby Auburn for many years.
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Elvis Reyes, longtime city firefighter, remembered for love of his family and love for the communityA well-known, and well-liked Rochester city firefighter was laid to rest on Wednesday. Elvis Reyes died last week at the age of 54, apparently due to complications from surgery. He recently marked 20 years of service in the fire department.
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New York state and local officials joined first responders from a number of police and other public safety agencies on Monday, Aug. 1, to remember Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, who was killed while on duty the night of July 21, 2022.
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Dozens of Fairport High School students were joined by adults late Thursday afternoon for a protest in response to the mass shootings that took place recently in Buffalo and in Uvalde, Texas.
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A portion of Chestnut Street in downtown Rochester had to be shut down Thursday afternoon after parts of the façade of an old building came down.
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About 20 activists gathered outside the Hotel Cadillac on Wednesday calling for the hotel to be converted to permanent housing for people who are without…
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After a fairly slow early voting period, Monroe County Board of Elections commissioners are hoping for a larger turnout during Tuesday’s primary.According…
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The thunderstorms that rolled through the area Monday afternoon brought down trees and power lines, leaving thousands of people without electricity.At 4pm…
