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The Hunt for Fall Color: A Decade of Yankee Foliage Photos
By the time mid-August rolls around, I start to feel a bit of panic set in. Inevitably, on my 10-minute commute from home to the office in Dublin, I pass a few marshy areas that are already vibrating with brilliant reds courtesy of the swamp maples. We are usually wrapping up any late summer assignments, and as I am tasked with handling the photo assignments and research for our print issues, I have my hand in multiple seasons and stories on any given day.
Yankee's Favorite Photos for 2025
Another year has flown by, and as 2025 winds to a close, I have the great honor of looking back at a year of New England stories from our print pages. Yankee is fortunate to work with so many talented writers and photographers who bring our unique region to life.
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The Magical Eye of Maine Photographer Cig Harvey
I was introduced to Maine photographer Cig Harvey’s work with her first book, You Look at Me Like An Emergency: A Collection of Journeys, Secrets & Wishes (Schilt Publishing, 2012). That same year I was able to attend her inspiring talk about her life and work at The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts. Extra lucky because I got the last signed copy of her book that night.
The Magical Eye of Maine Photographer Cig Harvey
I was introduced to Maine photographer Cig Harvey’s work with her first book, You Look at Me Like An Emergency: A Collection of Journeys, Secrets & Wishes (Schilt Publishing, 2012). That same year I was able to attend her inspiring talk about her life and work at The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts.
Yankee's Favorite Photos of 2024
Another year has flown by and as 2024 winds to a close, I get the great privilege of looking back at a year of New England stories from our print pages. Yankee is fortunate to work with so many talented writers and photographers that bring our unique region to life. Every year is a gift, and this year was no exception.
Yankee's Favorite Photos of 2025
Another year has flown by and as 2024 winds to a close, I get the great privilege of looking back at a year of New England stories from our print pages. Yankee is fortunate to work with so many talented writers and photographers that bring our unique region to life. Every year is a gift, and this year was no exception.
Scenes From the Lavender Festival at The Farm at SummitWynds in Holden, MA
Every year in late June, The Farm at SummitWynds in Holden, Massachusetts hosts a festival to celebrate the abundant swaths of purple and white lavender blooms that cover the fields. Pick bundles of flowers on the hillside cutting garden for sachets, oils, culinary use, and fresh or dried arrangements. Try a solid twist of soft-serve lavender ice cream piled into a lavender-infused waffle cone.
Yankee's Favorite Photos of 2023
Yankee is fortunate to have so many talented photographers in New England to call upon for its varied stories. It is always an honor to look back on the year and revisit all of the work that goes into every issue. The wonderful contributions of many who make our pages sing. Among my favorite travel stories from this past year include Cait Bourgault’s beautiful images of the landscape of northern Maine (“Find your Way Downeast”) and Renaud Phillipe’s hometown take (“Weekend Away in Quebec City”).
Hildene Peonies in Manchester, Vermont
Blooming peonies—symbols of good luck and prosperity—lured us to Hildene at the official start of summer. The former home of Robert Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s eldest son, is the perfect backdrop for these beloved flowers and iconic vistas, all in the picturesque town of Manchester, Vermont.
Scenes from Nantucket
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley It can be hard keeping up with Nantucket’s Georgie Morley. She runs the wellness/lifestyle blog In It 4 the Long Run. She’s the creator and host of a podcast called Chasing Joy. She works as a social media consultant and — oh yes — she’s a professional photographer who has not one but two Instagram accounts showcasing her expert eye (one of them, @greyladygirl, is among NewEngland.com’s “10 Favorite New England Travel Accounts to Follow on Instagram”).
Life at Sea | Photographs by Maine Fisherman Joel Woods
Image making began for Joel Woods when he first watched a lobsterman coil rope—an action performed so often, for so many years, that it was as natural as breathing. Woods saw the expertise that had been handed down through generations, and the raw beauty of boat, sea, and purpose merged in the act of coiling rope attached to a lobster trap. With a disposable camera, Woods snapped a photo. “I was seeing the fisherman’s world with brand-new eyes,” he says.
Yankee's 20 Best Photos of 2021
Yankee is fortunate to have so many talented photographers in New England to call upon for its varied stories. It is always an honor to look back on the year and revisit the work that goes into each issue. Among the best photo essays from this past year are Brian Skerry’s otherworldly ocean photographs culled from a lifetime of work (“The Underwater Evangelist”) and Gabe Bornstein’s different take on the same subject (“The Winter Sea”).
Yankee’s 20 Best Photos of 2020
This past year, we all looked a little harder than usual for the bright side. For inspiring moments. For a feeling of connection. And, well, for a sense of normalcy. In thinking back on the issues we published in 2020, we here at Yankee hope we’ve been able to provide some of that — both in the stories we’ve shared and in the photographs that brought them to life.
Coastal New England | Featured Photographer Ray Larose
Describe your connection to New England. I was born just outside Hartford in 1971, then raised in the small farming town of Ellington, Connecticut. In the 1980s I headed up north for my undergraduate studies in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where I discovered my love of photographing the New England countryside. After my military service in the 1990s, I returned to New Hampshire to raise a family with my amazing wife, Linda, and our two children, Nick and Ashley.
Scenes from Winter in Camden, Maine
Famed as a coastal getaway and home to a number of historic windjammers, Camden may seem like a destination best saved for summer. But its charms go well past the warm-weather months. Fall is a spectacular time, given the mix of harbor views and bright foliage, and beyond that, winter: a season of snowy slopes and fireside relaxation. Our ideal winter weekend in Camden spans castle-like accommodations, impeccable local boutiques, and multicultural cuisine, plus uphill hikes and downhill runs.
Yankee’s 20 Best Photos of 2019
Yankee is blessed to have so many talented photographers in New England to call upon for its stories — something that came through loud and clear in the magazine’s 2019 issues. Among the best photo essays from this past year were Kosti Ruohomaa’s timeless images of Maine (“Bringing Kosti Home”) and Steven G. Smith’s project focused on the Thames River basin in Connecticut and Massachusetts (“Under the Dark Sky”).
Everyday Maine | Bonus Photos
When Yankee editor Mel Allen encountered the remarkable photo exhibit “Everyday Maine” earlier this year, he knew he wanted to bring it to Yankee’s readers. Following the procession of 120 photos through several rooms of the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, he saw farmers and boatbuilders; migrant workers and asylum seekers; fishermen and mill workers; sled dog racers and kids running through strawberry fields.
Scenes from the Fryeburg Fair | Photographs
A collection of images from photographer Tristan Spinski highlighting Fryeburg, Maine’s most well-known annual event: the Fryeburg Fair. 0.00 avg. rating (0% score) - 0 votes Photographer Tristan Spinski shares a collection of images from Fryeburg, Maine, as part of Yankee’s ongoing “Could You Live Here?” series. Highlighting towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life, the series celebrates the best of New England’s community spirit.
Maine Dreamscapes | Featured Photographer Cig Harvey
Maine photographer Cig Harvey captures moments of sensation and beauty in her solo museum show “Eating Flowers.” 0.00 avg. rating (0% score) - 0 votes A native of England and an alumna of Maine Media Workshops, Cig Harvey is well established as a fine art photographer thanks in part to her three sold-out monographs, including You an Orchestra You a Bomb (Schilt Publishing, 2017).
Perfect Days on Martha’s Vineyard | Featured Photographer Elizabeth Cecil
It seems Elizabeth Cecil has never been far from big water. She grew up in Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan; attended college in Newport, Rhode Island; and studied at Maine Media Workshops in Rockport. Oh, and she lives on Martha’s Vineyard, where she is surrounded daily by beautiful ocean light and landscapes.
Scenes from Summer in Burlington, Vermont
As the home to the University of Vermont, Burlington is a bona fide college town, one that truly lives it up in summer. Yes, the season is all too brief, but while it’s here, you can eat, play, and even shop in the great outdoors. There are sailboats, paddleboards, and bikes for hire — and also plenty of opportunities to just hang out and soak up the city’s vibe.
More Scenes from Maine’s Magical Islands
Where once there were dozens of year-round island communities off Maine’s coast, only a dozen or so remain. But the beauty of the sea, pine-lined paths, meadows, and sweet cottages on bluffs has never ceased inspiring us. Come summer, like clockwork, day-trippers descend with backpacks and vacationers with suitcases.
Scenes from Midsommar | Maine's Colorful Swedish Folk Festival
Each summer, visitors from all over the world come to Aroostook County, a far-flung destination in northernmost Maine, to take part in a solstice celebration called Midsommar. The three-day festival is held in Stockholm and New Sweden, a pair of small villages in the heart of the Maine Swedish Colony. And as writer Katy Kelleher discovered when she recently took part in Midsommar, the event is steadfastly traditional.
Dreamy Scenes from Martha’s Vineyard | Featured Photographer Alison Shaw
Though Alison Shaw grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, she spent summers with family on Martha’s Vineyard — and after she graduated from college, the island became her permanent home. Following years spent working for the Vineyard Gazette, she launched Alison Shaw Photography in 2000. Since then, she has amassed an impressive slate of commercial and editorial clients and seen more than 8,000 of her original fine art prints placed in public and private collections.
Scenes from Maine | Featured Photographer Greta Rybus
Georgetown, Maine. Greta Rybus DESCRIBE YOUR CONNECTION TO NEW ENGLAND. I’m relatively new to New England. Originally from Boise, Idaho, my parents were teachers who taught abroad for years at a time: in the Netherlands, rural Japan, Berlin. Thus, I’ve always felt connected more to human experience than one place, one home. When I first started making photographs, I was primarily focused on people: our unique personalities and expression of our humanity.
The New England Landscape | Featured Photographer Sara Gray
Sandy Stream Pond – Baxter State Park, ME Sara Gray DESCRIBE YOUR CONNECTION TO NEW ENGLAND. I grew up in Shelburne, Vermont, and lived on a Morgan horse farm for 18 years. My interest in photography really began in my father’s darkroom, helping him print photos of our horses. We had a breeding farm, so we were always photographing the horses for advertising. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, where I continued taking courses in photography, I made the Alaskan wilderness my home for two years.
Massachusetts Quaker Meetinghouses | Featured Photographer Jean Schnell
Beacon Hill Friends House (Boston). This building was originally two five-story brick family homes designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1805–1806. Jean Schnell DESCRIBE YOUR CONNECTION TO NEW ENGLAND. Each summer when I was very young, my family drove from Philadelphia, where we lived, to the Damariscotta region in Maine. I loved the lake and going to the rocky coast to see the Pemaquid lighthouse and get some fresh lobsters. When I was older, I traveled with my parents to Acadia for summer vacations.
Scenes from Wethersfield, CT | Photographs
Photographer Julie Bidwell shares a collection of images from Wethersfield, CT, as part of Yankee magazine’s ongoing “Could You Live Here” series. Highlighting towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life, the series celebrates the best of New England’s community spirit.
The White Mountains of New Hampshire | Featured Photographer Joe Klementovich
We asked featured photographer (and New Hampshire native) Joe Klementovich for a closer look the White Mountains, a favorite New England destination for beauty, nature, and adventure. A lone fisherman wades knee deep in the Saco River near North Conway during a spring storm. Joe Klementovich DESCRIBE YOUR CONNECTION TO NEW ENGLAND. I grew up in a farmhouse on Main Street in Hampstead, NH.
Nature in New England's Wild Places
New Hampshire photographer Jerry Monkman’s latest work brings his passion for nature and conservation close to home. The images shown here are from the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire, based in Exeter, New Hampshire, and the Mt. Agamenticus to the Sea Conservation Initiative, headquartered in Kittery, Maine. “What I like about both organizations is that they are working on protecting land in the fastest-growing parts of Maine and New Hampshire,” says Monkman.
Scenes from Spring in Bristol, Rhode Island
Wind and water fuel the narrative of Bristol, Rhode Island. There’s a reason so many winning America’s Cup yachts were built here. “Narragansett Bay is the ‘it’ place for wind,” says Joanne Murrman, a docent at Linden Place, the graceful Federal mansion in the heart of downtown. And even when you’re not on it, the bay seems omnipresent. Cyclists follow its curves on the East Bay Bike Path; families stroll and picnic along its edge at Colt State Park.
Scenes from a Vanishing New England
Born and raised on Long Island, New York, photographer Jim Westphalen moved to Vermont in 1996 to be closer to the rural landscape that he loves. That love is reflected in his current body of work, Vanish: Inspired by such painters as A. Hale Johnson, Andrew Wyeth, and Edward Hopper, these photographs are windows on a world that is rapidly disappearing. Today Westphalen lives with his wife, Kendra, in Shelburne, Vermont, where he also runs his studio. What’s your connection to New England?
Classic Photos of Rural Maine in the '40s and '50s
Yankee editor Mel Allen recently paid a visit to the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, to get a better look at its resurrection of the work of Maine photojournalist Kosti Ruohomaa. One of the top names at the famed Black Star photo agency in the ’40s and ’50s, Ruohomaa created images of rural New England and its people — mostly Mainers — that graced the pages of the nation’s most famous magazines.
Life at Sea | Photographs by Maine Fisherman Joel Woods
Image making began for Joel Woods when he first watched a lobsterman coil rope—an action performed so often, for so many years, that it was as natural as breathing. Woods saw the expertise that had been handed down through generations, and the raw beauty of boat, sea, and purpose merged in the act of coiling rope attached to a lobster trap. With a disposable camera, Woods snapped a photo. “I was seeing the fisherman’s world with brand-new eyes,” he says.
Winter in Hanover, New Hampshire | Photos
Photographer Michael Seamans shares a collection of images from Hanover, NH in winter as part Yankee Magazine’s ongoing “Could You Live Here?” series. Highlighting towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life, the series celebrates the best of New England’s community spirit. Please enjoy this slideshow of some of our favorites from Hanover, New Hampshire. See the full feature, “Hanover, New Hampshire | Could You Live Here?” in the January/February 2017 issue.
Scenes from Nantucket
It can be hard keeping up with Nantucket’s Georgie Morley. She runs the wellness/lifestyle blog In It 4 the Long Run. She’s the creator and host of a podcast called Chasing Joy. She works as a social media consultant and — oh yes — she’s a professional photographer who has not one but two Instagram accounts showcasing her expert eye (one of them, @greyladygirl, is among NewEngland.com’s “10 Favorite New England Travel Accounts to Follow on Instagram”).
Winter in Vermont | Photos
A collection of beautiful, snowy images of Vermont in winter from photographer Kevin Armstrong. 4.58 avg. rating (90% score) - 12 votes For more than 30 years Kevin Armstrong has been exploring and photographing Vermont for fun and relaxation. His favorite subjects are the varied landscapes, vista’s and landmarks that are quietly nestled within the borders of the Green Mountain state. He has no favorite season, but enjoys each one equally for its unique color palate.
Wolf Hollow Gray Wolf Sanctuary in Ipswich, Massachusetts | Photos
Photographer Kieran Kesner shares a few of his favorite winter images captured at Wolf Hollow gray wolf sanctuary in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Founded by Paul C. Soffron in 1988 as the North American Wolf Foundation, the sanctuary works to educate the public about the gray wolf’s threatened population and natural habitat. The sanctuary’s work continues today under the leadership of Paul’s wife Joni and their son Zee.
Yankee’s 20 Best Photos of 2018
Yankee is fortunate to have so many talented photographers in New England to call upon for its stories — something that came through loud and clear in the magazine’s 2018 issues. Among the best photo essays from this past year are Richard Brown’s timeless images of rural Vermont (“The Last of the Hill Farms”) and Jerry Monkman’s conservation-minded take on the New England environment (“Beyond Beauty”).
Christmas in Manchester & Woodstock, Vermont
Photographer Joel Laino captured the classic winter holiday celebrations of Manchester and Woodstock, Vermont, for our 2015 holiday feature, Christmas in Vermont. From the historically significant Hildene Estate to the classic rural landscape of Billings Farm, we hope you too will embrace the beauty of the holiday season and what these two culturally rich towns have to offer.
Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village
I’ve been planning to take my two young daughters to the Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village celebration for years (one the featured events on our list of the Best Historic Christmas Celebrations in New England), but when December arrives it always feels like such a short month and something more pressing almost always takes up those first two Saturdays, and the next thing I know, we’ve missed it again.
Botanical Gluttony | Featured Photographer Kari Herer
Kari Herer is a Maine-based professional photographer who is particularly known for her vivid botanical compositions. Since founding her company in 2009, she has been featured by the likes of Martha Stewart Weddings and Design Sponge, while her clients have included Anthropologie, Ikea, and Restoration Hardware. She has conducted photography workshops and been a featured speaker at conferences throughout the world.
Christmas in Connecticut | Featured Photographer Caryn B. Davis
Christmas on West Street in Litchfield, Connecticut. Caryn B. Davis WHAT’S YOUR CONNECTION TO NEW ENGLAND? Many years ago I worked for a nonprofit called Orbis International. I was fortunate enough to travel to 11 Third World countries in one year aboard the Orbis DC-10, a wide-body airplane that had been converted into an eye hospital. At the end of my tenure, I was trying to decide where in the world I wanted to live.
Scenes of Marblehead, MA I Featured Photographer Eyal Oren
Light dawns on Marblehead in one of Oren’s first aerial views of the historic downtown. Eyal Oren What is your connection to New England? I grew up in Los Angeles and moved to the East Coast in 1998 to attend medical school in New York. From there I moved to Washington, D.C., for an internal medicine residency at Georgetown, and then I finally made my way to Massachusetts for an allergy fellowship at Mass General in 2005.
Christmas in Marblehead, Massachusetts
Perhaps no other New England town has as many historic houses as Marblehead, Massachusetts, whose 300 or so venerable dwellings are packed together so tightly, visitors can glimpse a cross-section of centuries at every turn. And at no time of the year do they look more stately than at Christmas, as their owners adorned them for the season with classic evergreens.
A Celebration of Beautiful New England Homes | Featured Photographer Deb Cohen
When Deb Cohen was looking for a reason to get outside and exercise a few years ago, she came up with a hobby: snapping photos of her favorite homes during walks in her West Hartford, Connecticut, neighborhood. That hobby grew into a quasi-obsession that saw her venturing farther afield in New England and sharing her finds on Instagram as “The Front Door Project.” Today she has more than 85,000 followers on Instagram. For our 2018 Q&A with Cohen, read on.
Appalachian Trail Hikers | Featured Photographer Chris Bennett
Describing himself as “a country boy at heart,” Chris Bennett has a deep-seated love of the outdoors. He grew up in the Maine woods, worked for a time on the Appalachian Trail, and even lived in a tent for six months as a backcountry ranger. Today he is a busy freelance photographer based in Portland, Maine, but he still answers the call of the wild, as shown by these portraits he made of AT hikers in their element. For our Q&A with Chris Bennett, read on. What’s your connection to New England?
Scenes from Appledore Island
Yankee contributing editor Rowan Jacobsen recently trekked to Appledore Island — the largest island in the Isles of Shoals group, shared by New Hampshire and Maine — to take part in “Take a Bite Out of Appledore.” Based at the Shoals Marine Laboratory, the annual event is a one-of-a-kind weekend of foraging and fieldwork dreamed up by top Portsmouth chef Evan Mallett and the marine lab’s executive director, Jenn Seavey. The idea? Meet the ecosystem, then eat it.
Scenes from Kent, Connecticut
In the years since Yankee first named Kent, Connecticut, as the best New England town for fall foliage, something approaching the miraculous has occurred. Even as shops and restaurants clustered around a lone traffic light have stepped up in sophistication, the landscape has hopscotched back toward 1781. More wooded, more agrarian, more alluring for autumn seekers, Kent has benefited from a recent spike in land trust acquisitions and agricultural enterprises.
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