We captured a variety of impactful Maine scenes this past year. Snowy tranquility. Sports championship elation. Learning to ride waves at the beach. An Elvis impersonator awaiting his cue to take the stage. Maine Trust for Local News photojournalists have uncovered the unexpected in many forms, sometimes leading to incredibly emotional moments. At Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland, a couple shared a tender moment that seemed to encapsulate the bar’s experience. In Lewiston, a woman who had a bi-lateral mastectomy following her cancer diagnosis posed shirtless for a portrait photo, leading to a powerful moment between subject and journalist. It is a great privilege to photograph the people and stories of Maine. Here is some of our best work across the Maine Trust from 2024.
Michele McDonald
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In photos: Maine’s coast battered by yet another storm
Around 2 inches of rain fell Saturday in southern Maine, flooding low-lying streets and businesses, while a record-breaking high tide inundated the already-soggy coast, eroded beaches and washed away two iconic fishing shacks.
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine spring sports
Photo by Brianna Soukup/Press Herald York’s Cary Drake comes in first in the 800-meter run at the Class B State Track Championships at Freeport High School on June 3. Photo by Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Mt. Ararat’s Kennedy Lampert, foreground, gets a hug from teammate Alex Durant after Lampert hit an inside-the-park home run during a […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine winter sports
Photo by Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel Carrabec High School head basketball coach Erik Carey prepares his players for a game at Carrabec High School in Solon on Tuesday, January 17. Photo by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Ellsworth diver Kiera Springer completes her dive under the scrutiny of judges during the Class B girls swimming championships at […]
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In photos: The best of Varsity Maine fall sports
Photo by Ben McCanna/Press Herald Scarborough’s Ali Mokriski, left, and Lana Djuranovic celebrate after Djuranovic scored a header off Mokriski’s corner kick to win in double overtime against Brunswick in the Class A girls’ soccer state championship. Photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Press Herald Cheverus’s Joe Osei, left, celebrates with teammate Elijah Timlin after Timlin scored […]
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In photos: Two families, one farm for three generations
In Cape Elizabeth, the Maxwells have been farming the land for nine generations. The Rodriguezes have joined them for the last three.
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In photos: Row, row, row your (cardboard) boat
In the final days of the school year, Casco Bay High School student teams were given the same amount of cardboard and duct tape to design and build their own boat. On Tuesday, the final day of school for ninth, 10th and 11th graders, the school held cardboard boat races at Willard Beach in South Portland. All photos by Staff Photographer Ben McCanna.
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In photos: Scenes of a frozen Maine
Portraits of winter in Maine by the Press Herald’s photographers
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2021 Photos of the Year: Photographers’ Choice
2021 was a roller coaster ride. It started with mobs attacking the Capitol to try to overturn the presidential election and is ending with a new surge of the coronavirus. There was enough bad news – fires, floods, disasters of every natural and manmade kind – to make you want to bury your head under the covers and stay there. But there was also the miracle of vaccines – by the end of June, hardly any vaccinated people were dying of COVID-19. We gained a new appreciation of the simple but deep pleasures of meeting with family and friends, going to a country fair or a high school baseball game, looking for beauty in the flight of an owl or a solar eclipse at dawn. For our 2021 Photos of the Year collection, Portland Press Herald photographers voted on one another’s photos, then selected their own favorites from the top vote-getters. We hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed taking them.
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In photos: The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree
The storybook vision of Christmas includes a crackling fire, snow falling outside and a brightly decorated Christmas tree. There’s a growing demand for real Christmas trees, according to market research firm Mordor Intelligence, which found that millennial households are looking for real trees as biodegradable and recyclable options. For those in the real tree camp, it’s not just about having a tree. It’s about the process of picking one that tradition and nostalgia demands. Press Herald photographers went looking for the real thing.