Marc began working for The Gazette as a contributing photographer in adolescence and became a full-time staff photographer in 1983. He apprenticed with his father, Ed Schultz, a 40-year photojournalist
with the Schenectady Union-Star and The Gazette, and also interned with Art Shafer Photography in Schenectady. Marc has won numerous Associated Press photography awards and is a member of the National Press Photographers Association.