I recently spent 15 weeks in Portland, Maine attending the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. It was an incredible experience. Check out the work I produced:
Something Beautiful
We’ve all seen it. Scribbled on park benches or skillfully painted on building walls… graffiti is everywhere.
But, where are the artists? And who are the artists?
Rich is a 34 year old carpenter, father and graffiti artsist from Portland, Maine. In this story we go through the process of painting graffiti with Rich, and learn that as an adult, he faces unique challenges in pursuing this illegal pastime.
Photo Credit: Rich
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There’s Nothing Like It
Imagine a gathering where teens willingly mingle with their parents. College students interact with the community outside their campus walls. Grandparents stomp their feet, hoot and holler to live music and dance until midnight.
Believe it or not, you can find this scene every weekend in all corners of the country… at a Contradance. In this story, we join five dancers from Southern Maine as they swing and twirl us through an evening of contradancing.
Photo Credit: Emily True
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