Irving Gilbert exits Sign of the Sun after a rainy day of shopping on Tuesday.
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.
Posted inNews
SNAPSHOT: Fishing for numbers
Colby College sophomore, Gian Perani, cats a line for research on Johnson Pond Friday. Each large-mouth bass caught is measured and weighed as part of statistical research analysis of the general population dynamics of bass in Johnson Pond.
advertisement
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: Two little ladybugs
Twin sisters Piper Hamilton, left, and Edie Hamilton visit the puddles in front of their Sawyer Street home in Waterville after school on Tuesday.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: Every day is Earth Day
Children from Common Street Gallery march across Main Street in downtown Waterville in the Costume Parade to mark Earth Day on Saturday. The children created their own costumes during art classes at Common Street Gallery.
Posted inNews
SNAPSHOT: The water’s fine
Boaters took to the water at Lake George Regional Park in Skowhegan on Wednesday afternoon. The warm temperatures and open water have been welcomed by outdoor enthusiasts following a disappointing winter.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: They’re racing again at Unity
Zachary Glidden, 11, right, of Norridgewock waves a checkered flag with his brother Shane Cross, 7, center, of St. Albans on Saturday at the opening day of races at Unity Raceway.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: Seeing double
Brooke Caswell, 5, walks along the shore of Messalonskee Lake in Oakland on Friday during a morning of fishing with her father, Eric.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: Taking wing
A pair of eagles fly from their nest next to the Messalonskee Stream next to Waterville Senior High School on Thursday afternoon.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: The Waterville Relays
Athletes from 11 high schools competed in the Waterville Relays at Drummond Field on Thursday.
Posted inNews
STILL LIFE: Woodsmen compete in Waterville
Unity College sophomore Ryan O’Neil competes in the pulp toss at the annual Mud Meet at Colby College in the Woodsmen’s area on Washington Street in Waterville on Saturday.