Randy Hawes and his son, Brady, 4, slide down the Sherwin Street hill in Waterville Thursday.
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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STILL LIFE: Fore
Ashley Chubbuck, 17, of Windsor, takes a shot during a round of virtual golf at the Alfond Youth Center on North Street in Waterville on Tuesday. The center’s virtual golf program offers 26 courses, along with a driving range and two par-3 holes. Virtual golf is open to the public Tuesday and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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STILL LIFE: Devil’s Chair
Climbers with the Colby College outing club practice their ice climbing skills at the Devil’s Chair at Quarry Road Recreational Area Wednesday night.
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STILL LIFE: On the trail
Patrick Chisum, 11, of Oakland, takes advantage of the cold temperatures and gets some laps in at the cross country ski trails at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville on Friday.
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PHOTOS: Midnight Mass at Waterville’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Edmund Couture,11, an altar server, struggles to keep his eyes open before the start of Midnight Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Pleasant Street in Waterville on Tuesday.
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PHOTOS: Skowhegan Holiday Stroll parade
Skowhegan’s downtown prepared for Santa’s Village with the Holiday Stroll parade on Friday evening. Events continue on Saturday, with Santa’s Village open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with a farmers’ market, petting zoo and the Pickup Cafe, all at the Grist Mill.
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PHOTOS: Santa calls on Waterville’s Kringleville
Santa Claus made his annual holiday visit to Waterville’s Parade of Lights on Friday evening, and met children at Kringleville, in Castonguay Square, on Saturday.
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STILL LIFE: Thanksgiving pies
Hannah Robertson, 6, right, and Lynzi Trepanier, 6, center, watch as Abbigail Kolreg, 6, left, peels an apple with a mechanical peeler as the girls prepare apple pies in the cafeteria at Messalonskee High School on Tuesday. Girl Scout Troop 1989 has been preparing pies for the community Thanksgiving dinner at Messalonskee High School since 1997.
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STILL LIFE: Apple truck
Jessica Sueiro, of Boston, stocks cider and apples on the Trask Orchard truck on Main Street in Farmington Friday afternoon. Sueiro said her parent’s have owned the orchard for more than 45 years and she travels to Farmington each weekend to help out.
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STILL LIFE: Yard work
Maynard Weeks, 74, clears his property of leaves on West River Road in Waterville Friday. Weeks tackles the yard work every weekend until all of the leaves have shed the tree. He says chopping wood and raking his yard keeps him young and busy.Maynard Weeks, 74, clears his property of leaves on West River Road in Waterville Friday. Weeks tackles the yard work every weekend until all of the leaves have shed the tree. He says chopping wood and raking his yard keeps him young and busy.