Michael G. Seamans

Morning Sentinel

Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with at-risk youth populations. Prior to becoming a photojournalist he traveled the United States, Canada and Nepal as a climber, exploring some of the world’s largest and most impressive mountain ranges. Living in a van and climbing 300 days a year led him to the Forest Service as an initial attack wildland firefighter in Colorado. Michael next landed at Metropolitan State University in Denver in 2005 where he continued his education in photojournalism. From there he interned at the Fort Collins Coloraodoan, The Advocate in Baton Rouge and the Jackson Hole News and Guide. His first staff photojournalism job was with the Fort Collins Coloradoan in 2007. In 2010 Michael, a 1994 graduate of Edward Little High School, returned to Maine and a job with the Morning Sentinel. During the last 10 years, he's has received multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on topics ranging from the Ebola epidemic, women and children’s healthcare and diamond mining in Sierra Leone to energy and climate in Labrador. He has won multiple national awards, including in the Best of Photojournalism competition as well as the National Press Photographers Association (small market) photographer of the year in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Published
May 27, 2012

STILL LIFE: Fresh reminder

Louie and Linda Huard plant fresh flowers and plants at Veterans’ Memorial Park in Waterville Saturday.
Published
May 24, 2012

STILL LIFE: Mid-Maine Adult Ed Graduation

Hanna Brooks, left, has a moment with her son Damion York, 2, in the hallways at Waterville Senior High School before the Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education graduation on Wednesday.
Published
May 23, 2012

STILL LIFE: Et tu, Mt. Blue?

Tyler Lecours, 17, of Wilton, makes the final adjustments to his piece “Caesar” at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center on Tuesday. The art exhibit showcases the artwork of Mt. Blue High School students.
Published
May 19, 2012

STILL LIFE: Alewives: A real catch
Published
May 12, 2012

SNAPSHOT: King and queen of spring

Leonard Smith dances with his wife Gloria as the King and Queen of the Spring Fling Dance at Cedar Ridge Nursing Home in Skowhegan Friday.
Published
May 10, 2012

STILL LIFE: The solitary florist at work

Carole Rogers arranges a floral setting in the basement of Flo’s Flower Cart on Main Street in Waterville on Wednesday. Rogers prefers the solitude of the basement while creating her floral arrangements.
Published
May 9, 2012

STILL LIFE: The sun never sets on shopping

Irving Gilbert exits Sign of the Sun after a rainy day of shopping on Tuesday.
Published
May 5, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Fishing for numbers

Colby College sophomore, Gian Perani, cats a line for research on Johnson Pond Friday. Each large-mouth bass caught is measured and weighed as part of statistical research analysis of the general population dynamics of bass in Johnson Pond.
Published
May 3, 2012

STILL LIFE: Two little ladybugs

Twin sisters Piper Hamilton, left, and Edie Hamilton visit the puddles in front of their Sawyer Street home in Waterville after school on Tuesday.
Published
April 29, 2012

STILL LIFE: Every day is Earth Day

Children from Common Street Gallery march across Main Street in downtown Waterville in the Costume Parade to mark Earth Day on Saturday. The children created their own costumes during art classes at Common Street Gallery.