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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PublishedAugust 20, 2011
STILL LIFE: Misty morning, Skowhegan, Maine
Michael McCarthy sweeps around the rides and game kiosks as the fog lifts at the Skowhegan State Fair early Friday morning.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011
STILL LIFE: Step right up
Gerry Ingersoll, a ticket-taker for Fiesta Shows at the Skowhegan State Fair, tries to stay dry as he passes the time waiting for the next customer at the Earth Quake walk-through on Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2011
STILL LIFE: Nighttime at the fair
The Ferris wheel, a quintessential piece of any carnival or fair, spins through the night at the 193rd Skowhegan State Fair Friday night.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2011
STILL LIFE: Cow power
Tammy Chase, 16, has a moment with Thunder, one of the two Holstein shorthorn steers on her pull team, during the steer and oxen show on the second day of the Skowhegan State Fair on Friday.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2011
STILL LIFE: Standing room only
Randy Woodworth, right, and Wil Stevens, left, remove a section of seats from the balcony of the Opera House during renovations on Friday. The renovations are scheduled to be complete by end of February.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2011
SNAPSHOT: Standing room only
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
STILL LIFE: Slip-sliding away
Sydney McKinnis, 8, of Waterville, slides down the big slide at the North Street Pool in Waterville Monday. Even though the day began with rain, the pool was running at full capacity by 4:30 in the afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
STILL LIFE: Billions of berries
Horace Libby, right, picks through a pile of the nearly 400 pounds of blueberries being cleaned for the 40th annual Blueberry Festival at the Winslow Congregational Church on Monday. The festival will begin Saturday, Aug. 13.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2011
STILL LIFE: Bogged down
Sandy Gagnon reacts after stalling her ATV during the Bog Water Carry All-Terrain Vehicle contest during Mercer Old Home Days activities on Saturday.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
STILL LIFE: The rock walkers
Daniel Turner, 12, of Skowhegan, leaps to a dry rock as he and friend Jonah Wakefield, 11, also of Skowhegan, negotiate their way back to the beach on the west shore of Lake George in Skowhegan on Monday afternoon.
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