In Portland, the Maine Time Dollar Network allows community members to perform various services for each other that is bringing the community closer together. Stephanie Congdon explores how this network works and discusses how services are traded.

The act of contradancing, a type of folk dance, is examined in this piece by Leila Childs. She explores the history of this folk dance, the music associated with it, and talks to the dancers themselves to uncover the social aspect of dancing.

Salt holds an open forum for photographers in Maine to discuss their line of work.

In Portland, the Maine Time Dollar Network allows community members to perform various services for each other that is bringing the community closer together. Stephanie Congdon explores how this network works and discusses how services are traded.

Jennifer Calivas captures the life of Krista Dorr, who grew up in the foster care system.

Julia Beck Hoggson documents the life of Neysa Gray, who is ready to give birth to a son.

Amanda Abel documents the daily life of Erin Diggles, an autistic woman from Raymond, Maine.

Liz Bernstein captures the life of Keith Perry, an inmate at the Central Maine Pre-Release Center.

Jenica Miller captures the life of Antoinette Pezet, a minister for Circle of Hope Church, and transsexual woman.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.

Alex grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2014, after graduating from college, Alex felt like his life was in danger, so he fled the Congo, came to the US, and applied for asylum. He has been waiting for his asylum case to be heard since then. And now, because of the way the government is currently processing asylum applications, Alex is going to have to wait a lot longer.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.