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Brianna was born and raised in Nebraska and became interested in photography in elementary school when her art teacher gave her a camera to document their fifth grade class. After college she interned at the Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, VA. She was hired by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in 2016 and moved to Maine where she quickly fell in love with photographing the people and places in our beautiful state. She’s been awarded by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, Society of Professional Journalists and in 2020 received the MacGregor Fiske Award for early-career journalists in New England.

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  • Published
    March 8, 2024

    In photos: The best of February

    If you were planning to visit Maine for the first time, February wouldn’t be the best month – unless you were a high school sports fanatic. Then you’d be in heaven. But after the destruction of January’s two major storm surges, we welcomed a quieter, milder February. Here are some of the Portland Press Herald photographers’ favorite photos from the month.

  • Published
    March 2, 2024

    In photos: See the action from Saturday’s championship basketball games

    Take a look at some of our favorite images from the boys’ and girls’ basketball Class AA, A, C and D state championships.

  • Published
    January 31, 2024

    In photos: Greater Portland sees snow, at last

    Greater Portland saw only a half inch of snow in December. With the exception of 1999, when the area had only a trace amount of snow, it’s the smallest amount since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1882. But January has been playing catch-up and winter is far from over. Here are some of our favorite photos from this month’s snowstorms.

  • Published
    January 16, 2024

    In photos: Willard Beach’s fishing shacks

    Take a look at the three historic fishing shacks that stood for over a century on Fisherman’s Point at Willard Beach and were washed away in Saturday’s storm.

  • Published
    January 13, 2024

    In photos: Saving Brown’s Boatyard

    Photos by staff photographer Brianna Soukup

  • Published
    January 13, 2024

    In photos: Maine’s coast battered by yet another storm

    Around 2 inches of rain fell Saturday in southern Maine, flooding low-lying streets and businesses, while a record-breaking high tide inundated the already-soggy coast, eroded beaches and washed away two iconic fishing shacks.

  • Published
    January 10, 2024

    In photos: Aftermath of the storm

    A winter storm that started Tuesday night and ended late Wednesday morning carried heavy rains and high winds, resulting in widespread flooding and power outages across the state.

  • Published
    December 26, 2023

    2023 Photos of the Year: Maine’s asylum seekers

    In recent years, thousands of asylum seekers, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, have made their way to Maine, hearing that it’s a safe haven. From January to June, more than 1,600 arrived in Portland in need of help. The city found itself frequently overwhelmed, with little to no space available in its shelters as families, including many with small children, kept coming. Community groups, nonprofits and churches helped house and guide the newcomers. The city turned the gym in the Portland Expo into temporary housing from the spring into late summer. Our photographers spent months this year documenting the lives of new asylum seekers trying to make their way in an unfamiliar place and checking in on others who had been for years to see how their lives in Maine had turned out.

  • Published
    December 26, 2023

    2023 Photos of the Year: Homeless in Portland

    Homelessness in Portland grew to new dimensions in 2023. Even as a new city shelter opened in Riverton, homeless encampments emerged throughout the city – in parks, on trails and even on a state-owned parking lot. Local agencies struggled with how to respond, and the issue was central in Portland’s mayoral election. Throughout the year, Press Herald photographers documented people living outside, learning their names and their stories and offering readers an unblinking look at one of society’s most complex challenges.

  • Published
    December 26, 2023

    2023 Photos of the Year

    Beauty comes in many forms. A diver suspended in midair. A flock of pigeons rising in the snow. The stillness of a lobster boat and a man and dog on a paddleboard in calm ocean waters at sunset. Portland Press Herald photographers uncover unexpected beauty every day. They show us the profound beauty of connection. The tenderness of a loving husband and his wife, who is in hospice, celebrating their anniversary. The resilience of families who have traveled from a world away trying to make a new home in a strange land together. The collective grief of a community experiencing enormous loss after an act of previously unimaginable violence. It is a great privilege to photograph the people and stories of Maine. Here is some of our best work from 2023.