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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PublishedFebruary 16, 2013
Languet named Mid-Maine chamber’s 2012 Outstanding Professional
WATERVILLE — Trustworthy and loyal.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2013
Maine seeks to build breastfeeding support, especially among low-income mothers
Breast-feeding rates in Maine are keeping pace with the rest of the nation, but the state’s most vulnerable population stands in stark contrast.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Thomas College, KVCC to freeze tuition rates for next year
Tuition will remain flat next year for two area colleges, and perhaps more.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2013
Police to relatives: Evidence exists Ayla Reynolds is not alive
WATERVILLE — The maternal family of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds has broken its silence regarding a January meeting with investigators.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2013
Winslow council hears farmland pitch on Monday
WINSLOW — An opportunity to create more farmland and food will be the focus of tonight’s Town Council meeting.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2013
MOFGA casts wide net to find new head for new era
UNITY — Officials at the country’s largest organic farming association are hoping more applicants will seek its top post.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2013
Divided Burnham puts schoolhouse’s future, and age-old debate, before voters
BURNHAM — Burnham is a town divided.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2013
Fairfield woman stable after minivan collision with logging truck
A woman who survived a collision with a logging truck Thursday is “very lucky,” police said.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2013
Winter storm won’t stop weekend events
Major winter storms are generally cause for event cancellations, but today’s wintry weather is cause for excitement for the organizers of one central Maine event this weekend.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2013
Public safety project opens long-lost, unique view of Ticonic Falls from Winslow
WINSLOW — Commuters traveling west across the Ticonic Bridge now can spy a part of the river that had been obscured for more than a decade.
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