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Street Photography

Life unfolds in quiet gestures and fleeting moments. This collection captures the rhythm of the streets — light and shadow dancing across architecture, reflections, and human presence. Street Photography reveals beauty in the ordinary, transforming everyday scenes into timeless visual stories.

John Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls command the Bangor Waterfront stage under a blaze of lights, August 5, 2025.
A geodetic survey marker rests in the granite summit of Blue Hill Mountain, standing as a testament to precision and endurance.
A solitary fishing rod stands ready at Venice Beach Fishing Pier, Florida — a quiet moment between patience and the thrill of the catch. The scene captures the timeless connection between the angler and the sea.
John Rzeznik plays harmonica with heartfelt intensity during the Goo Goo Dolls’ Bangor Waterfront show, August 5, 2025.
The Old Port Lock Wall in Portland, Maine, is a captivating installation where countless padlocks adorn a section of fencing, each lock symbolizing a personal story or commitment. This striking black-and-white photograph emphasizes the intricate details and varying shapes of the padlocks, creating a visually engaging texture. The dense collection of locks, representing love, memory, and individual stories, adds a unique character to the urban landscape and serves as a modern testament to personal and collective sentiments.
John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls playing acoustic guitar and singing on stage in Bangor, Maine, August 2025.
This photograph captures a historic hallway within Fort Knox in Bucksport, Maine. Fort Knox is a significant military structure from the mid-19th century, renowned for its well-preserved granite architecture. The image highlights the intricate brick and stonework, with the long, shadowy corridor leading to a distant light, emphasizing the fort's imposing and mysterious atmosphere. The hallway, with its repetitive arches and stone textures, reflects the craftsmanship and strategic design of the era, offering a glimpse into America's military past.
The Penobscot Narrows Bridge, a striking cable-stayed bridge, spans the Penobscot River in Maine. It connects the towns of Prospect and Verona Island, offering not only vital transportation infrastructure but also breathtaking views of the river and surrounding landscapes. Completed in 2006, this bridge replaced the aging Waldo-Hancock Bridge and features a unique observatory located in one of its towers, providing panoramic views of the area. This black and white photograph captures the geometric elegance of the bridge’s design, emphasizing the lines and symmetry of its cables against the tranquil backdrop of the river and sky.
In this bold monochromatic portrait of Camden’s Bay View Hotel, Blaine Stoner captures a striking interplay of brick, shadow, and typography. The arched brick entryway frames the hotel’s art deco-inspired signage with precision, while twin lanterns cast geometric shadows across the historic facade. Sunlight filters through unseen trees, painting the red brick walls with rhythmic patterns of light and contrast. The image stands at the crossroads of street photography and architectural study—a still moment of balance between craftsmanship and contemporary design. With its sharp textures and moody lighting, “Bay View Shadows” evokes the quiet dignity of Camden’s coastal charm, while nodding to the elegance found in the simplest corners of its downtown architecture.
The Fisherman statue in Eastport, Maine, is a striking figure that originally served as a prop for the 2001 Fox reality TV show "Murder in Small Town X." Positioned prominently in the town, this statue has since become a local landmark. The statue depicts a rugged fisherman, embodying the maritime spirit and heritage of Eastport, which was once a bustling sardine canning hub. After the show concluded, the statue was dedicated to Ángel Juarbe, Jr., a firefighter and the winning contestant of the show, who tragically died in the September 11 attacks later that year. This poignant transformation from a television prop to a memorial offers a deep, multifaceted cultural significance, representing both the community's resilience and its connection to broader national events .
A close-up view of the E. Howard & Co. clock mechanism in the Blue Hill Baptist Church belfry, capturing its intricate gears and levers in striking black and white detail.
This photograph showcases a stairway at Fort Knox, a historic military fortification located in Bucksport, Maine. The image captures the stone and brick architecture of the fort, with the stairs leading upward from a dark, tunnel-like passageway toward a brighter, light-filled exit. Fort Knox, constructed between 1844 and 1869, was built to protect the Penobscot River and the surrounding region from potential British naval threats. The black and white composition emphasizes the texture of the weathered stones and bricks, creating a sense of mystery and historical depth as the viewer's eye is drawn up the stairs, symbolizing a journey from darkness into light.
The timeless gears of the Blue Hill Baptist Church clock, crafted by E. Howard & Co., captured in striking detail.
A photograph of the cannon hallway at Fort Knox in Bucksport, Maine, featuring sturdy brick arches and stone walls, creating a sense of depth and historical significance. The cool tones and strong lines of the architecture evoke the fort's role in military history.
A weathered fragment of the Berlin Wall stands in Portland, Maine, its faded symbols a powerful reminder that even the strongest barriers can be torn down.
Black and white image of a lamppost and railing along the Bar Harbor pier in Maine, overlooking Frenchman Bay with anchored boats and a distant island.
Love Locks of Red
A solemn fragment of the Berlin Wall in Portland, Maine, engraved with a message to “Forget Not” the tyranny it once represented and the freedom that brought it down.
Bass Harbor Fog Bell
This thought-provoking photograph, titled "Concrete Path," is artfully captured at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. The image cleverly employs a concrete aperture to frame a crisply focused forest scene along the garden's trail, illustrating a striking contrast between the rough, blurred texture of the concrete and the detailed natural environment. This composition underscores the juxtaposition of man-made structures with the untouched beauty of nature, inviting viewers to reflect on the interplay between built environments and natural landscapes.
Black and white photograph of an abandoned cannery in Eastport, Maine, showing a crumbling brick building on the waterfront with boarded windows and eroded foundations.
The Backyard Bay
A colorful cluster of weathered locks in Portland’s Old Port — each one a silent keeper of someone’s story.
Black and white close-up photograph of the Lock Wall, featuring padlocks inscribed with names and dates, attached to a fence in Portland, Maine.
This striking photograph showcases one of the Giant Troll sculptures at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, the trolls are part of the "Guardians of the Seeds" exhibit, crafted entirely from reclaimed wood. Each troll plays a symbolic role in protecting the environment, representing parts of a tree and carrying messages about conservation and our connection to nature. The intricate details of this troll's expressive face and natural wooden textures bring the exhibit to life, inviting viewers to explore the deeper meaning of environmental stewardship. This photograph perfectly captures the essence of this artistic masterpiece and the natural beauty of the Maine landscape.