Beauty comes in many forms. A diver suspended in midair. A flock of pigeons rising in the snow. The stillness of a lobster boat and a man and dog on a paddleboard in calm ocean waters at sunset. Portland Press Herald photographers uncover unexpected beauty every day. They show us the profound beauty of connection. The tenderness of a loving husband and his wife, who is in hospice, celebrating their anniversary. The resilience of families who have traveled from a world away trying to make a new home in a strange land together. The collective grief of a community experiencing enormous loss after an act of previously unimaginable violence. It is a great privilege to photograph the people and stories of Maine. Here is some of our best work from 2023.
Two hundred attendees gathered on a stormy Friday night at the Boothbay Playhouse for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s quadrennial Art Auction, which netted over $100,000 to benefit land conservation and public access in the Boothbay Region. The sold-.
Two hundred attendees gathered on a stormy Friday night at the Boothbay Playhouse for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s quadrennial Art Auction, which netted over $100,000 to benefit land conservation and public access in the Boothbay Region. The sold-.
As the sun neared the horizon on the longest day of the year, a lovely ruckus unfolded at Range Pond State Park in Poland. The event, Vigorous Tenderness, was a museum-like aural experience set in the great outdoors to mark Wednesday’s summer solstice. Story and photos by Staff Photographer Ben McCanna.