At Sacred Heart Church in Portland, parishioners perform a dramatic depiction of Christ’s journey to Mount Cavalry on the day of his crucifixion.
Gregory Rec
Staff Photographer
Gregory got his start in journalism delivering his hometown newspaper, the Norwich Bulletin, as a teenager, reading the front page articles on dark winter mornings as he passed under streetlights.
Greg worked as a photojournalist at a weekly newspaper group in Connecticut for three years before attending the University of Montana to study journalism and Spanish. He interned at the Portland Press Herald in the summer of 1995 and the Boston Globe the following year.
He was hired at the Press Herald in 1997 and over the past 20 years, he has photographed throughout Maine, covered the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, twice embedded with Maine Army National Guard troops in Iraq, covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In 2004, Rec was named Journalist of the Year with columnist Bill Nemitz by the Maine Press Association for their work in Iraq. After only ten years at the Press Herald, he won the Master Photographer award from the New England Society of Newspaper Editors, an award usually reserved for veteran photographers.
Sea Dogs arrive in Portland
Players and coaches arrived at Hadlock Field this week and held a Fan Night at the Portland Expo on Wednesday night. Opening day at Hadlock Field is Tuesday.
Sugar shacks across Maine welcome visitors all weekend
Maine Trust for Local News photographers capture people of all ages checking out their local maple syrup producers.
Scenes from Can-Am, the sled dog races covering hundreds of miles through northern Maine
Staff photographer Gregory Rec and reporter Megan Gray were in Fort Kent to cover the 30-mile, 100-mile and 250-mile Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races.
Photos: Can-Am sled dog races in Fort Kent
Mushers and their sled dogs started races in downtown Fort Kent on Saturday.
What Maine got: Snowstorm was predicted to drop 3-6 inches
Totals for Augusta, Durham, Lewiston and Kennebunk reported.
Gleaning the farm field leftovers that food pantries depend on
Volunteers harvest thousands of pounds of produce that would otherwise be left to rot.
Acton Fair photos show people and animals in competition
Staff photographer Gregory Rec captures the action on the third day of the Acton Fair.
Acton Fair photos show people and animals in competition
Staff photographer Gregory Rec captures the action on the third day of the Acton Fair.
Zoom in on the new 5-story mural in the heart of South Portland
Artist Erica Sedler created the mural, which was sponsored by the city of South Portland, on the side of Mill Cove Apartments over 6 days.