Ben McCanna
Portland Press Herald
Portland, ME, United States
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How a Press Herald photographer and Maine Twitter reunited a lost GoPro with its owner
I stumbled upon a mystery on Wednesday at Kettle Cove State Park in Cape Elizabeth: A GoPro lying on the beach like treasure buried in wet sand. I plucked it from the muck, and, to my surprise, it still worked. It even had 83 percent of its battery life left. As a photographer, I know […] → Read More
Photo gallery: Heavy metal music and a midlife crisis
With Portland's music venues closed because of the pandemic, now seems like the right time to revisit what feels like a bygone era. → Read More
During coronavirus, backyard birding takes flight in Maine
Socially distanced telecommuters are discovering a new world just beyond their walls. → Read More
During coronavirus, backyard birding takes flight in Maine
Socially distanced telecommuters are discovering a new world just beyond their walls. → Read More
Pandemic complicates life on Peaks Island for photographer, family
Beginning in March, my wife and I were ships in the night – when she was working, I was home. → Read More
Photos: Ringing in 85, from a safe distance
Neighbors and friends formed a parade of cars on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth to help Nancy Ricker celebrate her 85th birthday while still abiding by social distancing. More than a dozen vehicles participated in the surprise drive-by singing of “Happy Birthday.” → Read More
Take a look inside the 150-year-old B&M Beans factory in Portland
B&M Beans, a landmark in Portland, continues to make a Saturday night staple. → Read More
New Balance
Nearly 900 workers build sneakers in Norridgewock, Norway and Skowhegan. This is their story in pictures. → Read More
Topsham Fair kicks off 161st year despite stormy skies
Riders fill up the seats of the flying swings Tuesday, Aug. 4, during a rainy opening night at the 161st annual Topsham Fair. → Read More
Cape Elizabeth hosts 6,500 runners for TD Beach to Beacon 10K
A pack of elite runners leads about 6,500 Beach to Beacon participants from the starting line Saturday, Aug. 1, in Cape Elizabeth. → Read More
Yarmouth Clam Festival turns 50 with jubilant parade
Saco resident Blake Laverriere, 2, gets an up-close look at Steamer — the mascot for Yarmouth Clam Festival — Friday on Main Street during the annual Clam Festival parade. This year the event turns 50. → Read More
Swimmers span Peaks to Portland in peak fashion
Scarborough resident Jeff Small approaches East End Beach on Saturday, July 18, during the Peaks to Portland swim race. Small finished 27th. James Yeomans, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, finished first — his fourth consecutive win. → Read More
Parade and music roll and rock through Portland's Old Port
A stilt walker ambles down Exchange Street at the start of the Old Port Festival parade Sunday in Portland. → Read More
A day to remember in Portland
Lynn Becker and grandson Kenzo Moore watch as National Guard troops march past Monday, May 25, during a Memorial Day parade on Congress Street in Portland. → Read More
Pro bowling rolls into Portland
Professional bowler Chris Barnes lets one roll Sunday at Bayside Bowl in Portland during a two-day team event featuring 40 professional bowlers competing for a $250,000 prize pur... → Read More
St. Patrick's Day parade braves cold weather in Portland
Keira O'Brien, of Falmouth, dances a jig along with a 50-member dance troupe Sunday during Portland's annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Commercial Street. The dancers are from the Gorham-based Stillson School of Irish Dance. → Read More
Bright lights, spirits for South Portland Holiday Fest
Children gather Friday outside the gazebo at Mill Creek Park in South Portland to join a chorus in caroling during the annual Holiday Fest. The event also featured horse-drawn carriage rides and the lighting of tens of thousands of LED Christmas lights around the perimeter of the park. From left ... → Read More
Lighting up faces, tree boughs in Portland
Jacob Lavigne, 7, and father Dan, of Dayton, cheer the lighting of Portland's Christmas tree Friday, Nov. 28, in Monument Square. Hundreds of people packed the square, despite sub-freezing temperatures, for the ceremony, a performance by singer Rick Charette and the Bubble Gum Band, and an appear... → Read More
Pumpkins picked: End of the vine for the Wilcoxes of Intervale Farm
Carl and Jan Wilcox (and golden retriever Midge) stand under a rainbow Oct. 18 at Intervale Farm in New Gloucester. For the past 20 years, the couple has grown and sold pumpkins and gourds; this year, however, marks their final crop, most of which has already been sold. → Read More
Mettle for metal: Portland bands face prospect of vanishing rehearsal space
Superorder, an instrumental progressive-metal band from Portland, performs at Grime Studios last month. The rehearsal space for more than 25 bands will soon be razed to make way for a multimillion-dollar development on Thompson's Point. From left are bassist Kyle Scofield, drummer Justin Hadley a... → Read More