A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily Sun and Evening Journal and his grandfather, who Russ is named after, was a staff photographer before becoming publisher. Russ planned to move to a big city to live and work until a light came on while he was in the darkroom. During summer breaks he worked in the press and composing rooms at the Sun Journal and between his junior and senior year landed a job as a darkroom technician in the photography department where he developed an interest in taking photos. He immediately demonstrated a creative eye and a knack for being in the right place at the right time. When the Sun Journal launched a Sunday edition, he was offered a job that began his 35 year career. He lives in Lewiston, where he and his wife raised four boys. His innate curiosity and love of new technology has kept his passion burning. From using 360-degree cameras to becoming a licensed drone pilot he is always eager to try something new. After three decades of doing the same job he still is excited to come to work every day and is always seeking new challenges and adventures.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Photo Album: Students create giant murals inside the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston
Auburn Middle School students paint murals exploring ‘Who are we?/Who we are’ in hallway of Maine MILL in Lewiston.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Photo: Colorful blooms for Easter
Lewiston flower shop gears up for the upcoming Easter weekend.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Photo Album: See inside Lewiston’s overnight warming center
At the new warming center set up in February at Calvary United Methodist Church, the inhabitants — both the homeless folks and the staff who tend to them — look out for one another.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Photo Album: See the exhibit honoring the victims of the Oct. 25 Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine MILL scooped up about a thousand items from temporary memorials outside the the two shooting sites where 18 people died.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Photo Album: Veteran NBC journalist Harry Smith comes to Lewiston
NBC is in the city for a story on the impact of local newspapers on their communities.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Week in Photos: March 16-22, 2024
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Week in Photos: March 16-22, 2024
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
The Week in Photos: March 16-22, 2024
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Mystery Photo for March 24, 2024
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2024
Photos: The show must go on
Despite an impending storm, the annual Maine Home Show will take place this weekend in Auburn.
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