Michael G. Seamans

Morning Sentinel

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.

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Published
June 8, 2012

STILL LIFE: Raising awareness

Nearly 260 students from Atwood Primary School in Oakland marched in the 2nd annual Relay for Life march through downtown Oakland to raise awareness of cancer in the community on Thursday.
Published
June 2, 2012

STILL LIFE: Bale hay while the sun shines

Adam Bacon, of Sidney, gathers and loads 71 bales of hay from a storage barn owned by Rainbow Valley Organic Farm on West River Road in Sidney to be used to mulch his lawn on Pond Road in Sidney Friday.
Published
June 2, 2012

STILL LIFE: Doughnut Day

Jessica Norton, right, watches as her son, Noah Cole, 18 months, enjoys a fresh doughnut Friday in the front seat of a 1921 Dodge ambulance in the parking lot outside the community pool next to the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Salvation Army hosted the event, which featured antique cars and freshly made doughnuts.
Published
June 1, 2012

STILL LIFE: The melancholy Dane

James Paine, left, as Andrew Rally, and Bart Shattuck, right, playing John Barrymore, rehearse a scene from “I Hate Hamlet” at the Aqua City Actors Theatre in downtown Waterville on Thursday night. The play will open tonight and continue through June 3, then return June 8-10.
Published
May 27, 2012

STILL LIFE: Fresh reminder

Louie and Linda Huard plant fresh flowers and plants at Veterans’ Memorial Park in Waterville Saturday.
Published
May 24, 2012

STILL LIFE: Mid-Maine Adult Ed Graduation

Hanna Brooks, left, has a moment with her son Damion York, 2, in the hallways at Waterville Senior High School before the Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education graduation on Wednesday.
Published
May 23, 2012

STILL LIFE: Et tu, Mt. Blue?

Tyler Lecours, 17, of Wilton, makes the final adjustments to his piece “Caesar” at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center on Tuesday. The art exhibit showcases the artwork of Mt. Blue High School students.
Published
May 19, 2012

STILL LIFE: Alewives: A real catch
Published
May 12, 2012

SNAPSHOT: King and queen of spring

Leonard Smith dances with his wife Gloria as the King and Queen of the Spring Fling Dance at Cedar Ridge Nursing Home in Skowhegan Friday.
Published
May 10, 2012

STILL LIFE: The solitary florist at work

Carole Rogers arranges a floral setting in the basement of Flo’s Flower Cart on Main Street in Waterville on Wednesday. Rogers prefers the solitude of the basement while creating her floral arrangements.