Evelyn Schmitt, the Queen of the Pier, strikes again
by Jefferson Graham Life begins at 80? Who is that lady with the white hair, red jacket, Nikon around her neck and a big tripod that always seems to be under the Manhattan Beach Pier? Not just any senior out for a morning or afternoon jaunt, but the woman many have called “The Queen of […]
85 and THRIVING! Manhattan Beach Photographer Evelyn Schmitt Shares Her Success Story
Who is that lady with the white hair, red jacket, Nikon camera around her neck and a big tripod who always seems to be under the Manhattan Beach Pier? Not just any senior out for a morning or afternoon jaunt, but the woman many have called “The Queen of the Pier,” an award-winning photographer who […]
Evelyn Schmitt lives for Pierhenge, happening again Saturday
For Manhattan Beach resident Evelyn Schmitt, there are no greater days than the twice-yearly Pierhenge natural events at the Manhattan Beach Pier. That is when the sun sets in a way that finds it twinkling directly in-between the pilings of the Pier. (The same thing happens by the Manhattan Beach Library for “Lightgate,” when it […]