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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PublishedJanuary 11, 2025
Creating vintage fashion at Lost & Found Markets in Portland
Portland Press Herald photographer Brianna Soukup noticed ‘a ton of people with interesting outfits’ when she went to Lost & Found Markets in Portland in August and November.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2024
Life After Artie: How one family changed in the wake of the Lewiston shooting
From our 2024 Photos of the Year, we revisit the family of Artie Strout, who was killed in the deadly mass shooting in October 2023.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2024
The Maine couple who finally found a home. Until he got sicker.
From our 2024 Photos of the Year, we revisit the story of Jeanie and Roger Cannell – one photographer Brianna Soukup followed for two years.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2024
2024 Portland Press Herald Photos of the Year
We revisit the best work from our photographers in the last year.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2024
Behind the scenes with Maine State Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’
The ballet runs for 2 weekends after Thanksgiving and this year the final performances are Dec. 7 and 8.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2024
In photos: Veterans Day ceremonies around Maine honor troops
Mainers gathered Monday for parades, flag-raising ceremonies and other commemorative events honoring those who served our nation.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2024
In photos: In Hampden and Berwick, Mainers weigh in on presidential election
Unenrolled voters outnumber both Democrats and Republicans in Berwick, while Hampden voters backed Trump in 2016 but Biden in 2020.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
In photos: Puppetry in motion
Puppets in Portland, a citywide festival of international puppetry arts, opened Friday and runs through Sept. 22. The festival’s parade on Sunday, led by the Shoestring Theatre, featured giant puppets and masks and tall stilt-walkers, amid huge assemblages of color, costume, and sound.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
In photos: For these Mainers, this holiday’s just another day of labor
Labor Day’s not a day off for everyone. Here are photos of a few of the Mainers who work on a day many others take off.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2024
A midsummer dream: The best of our photography from the season
Summer in Maine, one of the most beautiful places in the world, seems to rush by. Here are some of our favorite midsummer photos by Portland Press Herald photographers, from Maine stories and places.
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