Beth Craigie, of Waterville, carries her 12-week-old golden retriever, Dewey, down West Street during their walk on Wednesday.
Michael G. Seamans
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 at-risk youth populations. Prior to becoming a photojournalist he traveled the United States, Canada and Nepal as a climber, exploring some of the world’s largest and most impressive mountain ranges. Living in a van and climbing 300 days a year led him to the Forest Service as an initial attack wildland firefighter in Colorado. Michael next landed at Metropolitan State University in Denver in 2005 where he continued his education in photojournalism. From there he interned at the Fort Collins Coloraodoan, The Advocate in Baton Rouge and the Jackson Hole News and Guide. His first staff photojournalism job was with the Fort Collins Coloradoan in 2007. In 2010 Michael, a 1994 graduate of Edward Little High School, returned to Maine and a job with the Morning Sentinel. During the last 10 years, he's has received multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on topics ranging from the Ebola epidemic, women and children’s healthcare and diamond mining in Sierra Leone to energy and climate in Labrador. He has won multiple national awards, including in the Best of Photojournalism competition as well as the National Press Photographers Association (small market) photographer of the year in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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Autumn colors fading fast
A patchwork of colors fill Carabassett Valley last week. Foliage has peaked in much of Maine, but there are still plenty of turning leaves for a worthwhile leaf-peeping road trip.
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STILL LIFE: Going for a spin
People wave to their friends and family as the Merry-go-Round spins at the Farmington Fair Wednesday afternoon. The fair runs through Saturday Sept. 22.
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STILL LIFE: Yardwork help
Tom Hubbard gets help mowing the lawn from his grandson Harper, 2, at his son’s Mayflower Hill Road residence in Waterville Friday. Hubbard and his wife Ann are in town visiting from Vermont. Hubbard has given his son the old lawn mower and wanted one more drive.
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STILL LIFE: Carpenter at the opera house
Mary Chapin Carpenter performs for a sold-out audience at the newly renovated Waterville Opera House on Wednesday night. Bela Fleck and the the Marcus Roberts Trio will be performing Sept. 29 and tickets are still available.
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STILL LIFE: 2nd place goose
Bobbie Libby, 6, gets a helping hand from her father Bobby with her show goose at the Youth Livestock Show at the Harmony Free Fair in Harmony recently. Libby won second place with her creative answers. When asked what does a duck do? Libby simply replied, “Run around and eat.”
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STILL LIFE: Puppy Love
Bear, an eight-week-old mutt puppy, jumps for a treat in Joe Brown’s hand Tuesday afternoon in front of the L.C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley.
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STILL LIFE: Music in the ‘Ville
The Joint Chiefs kicked off of the annual Hill in the ‘Ville Music Festival at Head of Falls in downtown Waterville Friday. The festival continues today from noon to 8:30.
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STILL LIFE: Pottery Lesson
Tracey Steuber, right, receives pottery instruction from art teacher Kimberly Bently, left, Tuesday during Open Studio at Common Street Arts in Waterville.
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STILL LIFE: Pressure test
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Waterville firefighter, Robert Shay, tests water pressure of a hydrant in front of Atkins on Main Street in Waterville Thursday morning. Each year the fire department tests a select few hydrants to test and record hydrant pressure for future reference if a fire were to break out at the hydrants coverage area.