It is always easy to strike up a conversation with a Mainer. Regardless of where you are and the time of the year, one can always compliment or complain about the weather. We can reassure tourists that they are lucky to catch the warm spell and scare them… Read More
    By the time this edition of Pictures of the Year is delivered to your doorsteps, I will have finished my time here at the Bangor Daily News. I want to thank everyone who has helped me find my dream job and continue to grow. Many… Read More
    When I was 8 years old, I mail-ordered a Kodak Instamatic camera with the help of two box tops from Cap’n Crunch and a few dollars out of my piggy bank. The camera lived up to its marketing slogan: “You press the camera, we do… Read More
    I was born into a family of storytellers. At any family gathering, my grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts all told stories about our family, neighbors and fellow islanders. And the stories were eagerly listened to no matter how many times they were told. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Tony Brinkley walked into the Bangor Daily News photo studio last January, a mild-mannered, softspoken man with a shaved head, carrying with him an unseen and commonly misunderstood burden: He is a survivor of male breast cancer. Brinkley was at the BDN for a photo shoot to illustrate… Read More
    I’m in this job for the competition. It can be stressful, yet it is the most interesting job I can imagine for myself. There is a race against time, heat, cold, rain and the endless miles to travel. Therefore, it is a competition. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Looking back through a year of photos is always enjoyable for me – remembering all of the new places traveled to, the great people I met and the stories they shared with me. I’m always amazed by the people who let us into their lives… Read More