With Portland’s music venues closed because of the pandemic, now seems like the right time to revisit what feels like a bygone era.
Ben McCanna
Ben McCanna has been a staff photographer and occasional writer at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2015 and has been working for newspapers since 2010.
Ben studied creative writing and literature at Emerson College and embarked on a decade-long career in publishing after graduating in 1997. In his mid 30s, Ben shifted careers by taking a job as a reporter at a small newspaper in northwest Colorado and never looked back. Over the years, he slowly transitioned from writer to photographer - his true passion.
Ben is a 2018 winner of an Award of Excellence from Pictures of the Year International. He lives on Peaks Island with his wife, a nurse practitioner, and two sons.
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During coronavirus, backyard birding takes flight in Maine
Socially distanced telecommuters are discovering a new world just beyond their walls.
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Pandemic complicates life on Peaks Island for photographer, family
Beginning in March, my wife and I were ships in the night – when she was working, I was home.
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Free community college program teaches next generation of Maine loggers
Graduates of the Maine Community College System’s three-month program can expect to make $45,000 to $50,000 per year.
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Hundreds dance in funky procession through the Old Port
Part of the proceeds from the fifth annual Dance Mile event will benefit Girls on the Run.
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Winthrop legislator recovering from severe burns makes appearance at island event
Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, was in good spirits Thursday, wearing gauze bandages and with visible wounds resulting from a fire accident at his farm.
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First of more than 100 cruise ships this season arrives in Portland Harbor
The Artania is the first of 119 cruise ships expected to make a port of call this year.
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Have umbrella covers, will travel – to the U.K.
A Peaks Island museum owner is taking part of her collection to Bristol, England.
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Take a look inside the 150-year-old B&M Beans factory in Portland
B&M Beans, a landmark in Portland, continues to make a Saturday night staple.
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On the Job: Meteorologist makes weather her business
‘It’s kind of like predicting the future, which is pretty cool,’ says Margaret Curtis of Westbrook.