Ronald W. Erdrich has been a photojournalist with the Abilene Reporter-News since 2000. He is a former U.S. Navy Photographer’s Mate, a 1997 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and a native Californian who somehow managed to spend a large part of his adult life in Texas. (Spoiler: Folks in both states aren’t as different as you’d think.)

He believes there are no bad puns, only those you didn’t come up with first. Erdrich is a lifelong fan of music, pop culture, politics, photography and Star Trek. He’s not a fan of Brussel sprouts, but is willing to admit he may be wrong.