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Rural Life
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Photography
Title
Maine's Queen of Tango
Year
2003
Jessica Hasslen captures the life of Robin Tara, a tango dancer who left her job to pursue dancing, and then started her own business selling tango shoes.
Type
published content
Title
Lost in Translation
Year
2008
Fleeing Iraq because of their cooperation with American forces, former interpreters have found a new home in Maine. Genevieve Lysen documents the lives of Iraqis living in Maine, and discusses the difficulties they face here in America finding work.
Type
published content
Title
John Lee, Portland, 1994
Year
1995
Dropped as a child, John Lee was left blind. Marshall Clarke captures how Lee does not let his blindness stand in his way to enjoy his life to the fullest.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Getting Balanced
Year
2014
Following a break-up, Josh Lauth came to Portland to find a more balanced life. Allison Behringer profiles Lauth's journey as he makes money juggling and dumpster dives.
Type
Radio
Title
Ode to Dishes
Year
2006
Briana O'Higgins documents the life of Shane Boyington, a collector of fiestaware and former drug addict. Boyington speaks about overcoming his drug abuse, and collecting and selling fiestaware dishes.
Type
Photography
Title
Ida Allen Photographs
Year
1975
Standing at four and a half feet tall, Ida Allen can stand up for herself. Anne Gorham documents Allen's life as the daughter of a settler and growing up in the wilderness of Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
Engaging Autism
Year
2009
Leah Schmalz documents the life of Rosa Tapia, a girl has autism. Schmalz highlights how Tapia's foster parents have opted for a homeopathic alternative for treatment to her their daughter.
Type
Photography
Title
The Maine Event Photographs
Year
2010
Co-owner of Barridoff Galleries in Portland, Robbie Elowitch is a senior citizen that is not letting his age get in the way of his passion for wrestling. David Foster captures Elowitch's life.
Type
Photography
Title
Flatline Days Photographs
Year
2009
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Hilary Hebert is a mother who is learning to manage her mood disorder and raising her children at the same time. Keith Lane captures Hebert's life.
Type
Photography
Title
On the Ballot But Under the Radar - Pat LaMarche
Year
2005
A member of the Green Party, Pat LaMarche shows pride when she mentions that she once ran for Vice-President of the United States. Elizabeth Massa captures the life of LaMarche.
Type
Radio
Title
Home Is Where the Flood Was
Year
2007
Debbie Dickinson discusses her former life in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina. Dickinson recounts waiting out the storm and saving animals that were caught in the storm.
Type
Writing
Title
The Apple Man
Year
2011
On John Bunker's farm in Palermo, Bunker grows hybrid peppers and livestock. Lisa Mattingly documents the life of Bunker, writing about being a cancer survivor, homesteading, and apples.
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