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Greely’s Audrey Cohen, front, and Brewer’s Rhyannon Price compete in the 100-yard butterfly during the Class B girls swimming championships Tuesday at Colby College in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Ducks share a chunk of ice Monday, Feb. 20, as they float along the Kennebec River in Augusta. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
A man distributes salt on the bare pavement in front of the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville after several inches of snow fell Wednesday night into Thursday. The forecast called for a little more snow accumulation overnight Thursday into Friday, with temperatures dropping to subzero by Saturday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Forest Hills’ Kylie Yu, top, collides with Seacoast Chrstian’s Bri Cluff during a Class D South semifinal game Wednesday morning at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Nokomis senior point guard Camryn King (10) shoots against Camden Hills during a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal Friday, Feb. 17, at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Gardiner’s Emilee Brown, left, and Brewer’s Allie Flagg (10) battle for the loose ball during a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal Friday, Feb. 17, at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Lawrence senior Hope Bouchard, center, is greeted by teammates during starting lineup introductions at the start of a Class A North semifinal game against Cony on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Winthrop’s Caroline Corgan (22) battles for the rebound with Old Orchard Beach’s Summer St. Louis (14) in the second half in the Class C South girls basketball quarterfinals Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
The Gardiner bench celebrates a three-pointer against Brewer during a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal Friday, Feb. 17, at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Lawrence senior forward Brianna Poulin, left, and Cony sophomore guard Abby Morrill go up for the tip to start a Class A North semifinal game Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Cony head coach Isaiah Brathwaite reacts after a call against his team during play against Mt. Blue in the first half of the Class A North boys basketball quarterfinals Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Messalonskee players and fans react after Merrick Smith, center, hit a game-winning shot as time expired in a Class A North quarterfinal boys basketball game against Nokomis on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Ayden Knight performs a wheelie Monday, Feb. 20, on his high-performance bike he pedaled past the Kennebec River, seen in the background, in Augusta. Knight said he uses the bike for stunt riding and jumping. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Ellsworth’s Kiera Springer completes her dive under the scrutiny of judges during the Class B girls swimming championships Tuesday at Colby College in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...

Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with...

Rich is a career photojournalist and writer who got his start in newspapers in 1987 at the Fort Morgan Times in Colorado. His appreciation for photography and stories began as a kid while watching slide...

Andy started his photojournalism career with the Kennebec Journal in 1995. Over the years, he has won numerous Maine Press Association awards for his images of Maine people, places and events and contributed...