In the town of Buxton, the Wat Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple has found opposition among the neighbors in the area due to public safety concerns. Erin Dorbin captures how Navan Leng, the president of Wat Samaki, is trying to keep the temple open and provide the community with an understanding about Cambodian culture.

In Deaf culture, talking straight signifies strength and empowerment, which Hilary Whitmore express through her signing. Renee Armstrong captures the life of Hilary Whitmore, a deaf teenager, who has to overcome communication barriers for people to completely understand her directness.

Culture can be expressed through many different avenues, from telling a story about ones culture, to performing a traditional dance. Kim Wutkiewicz captures images of artists and performers from House Island Project.

For Barbara Cough, adopting her daughters Catie and Kimberly from China were a way for her to understand a culture that is part of her own lineage. Liz Mak documents how Barbara and her partner attempt to expose their children to a culture they have never known.

Eric Lee and Gabriel Etenberg meet with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.

Dev Mukh Khalsa captures the culture of antique car restoration.

Gretchen Arnold captures the Buddhist culture in Hancock County.

Joanna Johnson captures the culture of independent film making in Maine.

Yevonnie Lowe documents the challenges faced by African immigrants in Maine and how they balance two distinct cultures.

Heather Hay captures a photograph of Chris Patles holding a brown ash log near Fred Moore Jr.

Sabrina Haley documents the lives of members of the Cambodian community as they bring their culture to life through music and dance.

Michelle Cillia captures how the culture at Tall Barneys in Jonesport is created through lies and stories, at a table known as the liars table.