The best photojournalists carefully observe the world. They notice the most authentic details and bring them to us in ways we are unable to forget.
Photographs by themselves may not be able to change the world or stop a war, but they can pinpoint what we have in common, what's worth our investment, our hope, our struggle and our fight. They can help us see our surroundings more clearly. They can inspire us to action.
Here we share some of the best of the year from the photographers of the Portland Press Herald.
Heather Barbara Muench, 66, passed on February 15th from cancer. Heather was born on February 6, 1956 in Andover, Massachusetts to Barbara and George Lybrand. As a young girl she