Portland Press Herald photographers Whitney Hayward, Gabe Souza, Amelia Kunhardt, Gregory Rec, Shawn Ouellette, Gordon Chibrowski, Derek Davis, John Ewing and photo editor Yoon Byun.
The "Year in Photos" opening reception at the Portland Public Library drew a large crowd during First Friday Art Walk.
Colin Boyd with Sofia Aldinio, a photography student from Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, who took a portrait featured in “Photos of the Year.”
Peggy and Steve Shapiro and Portland Camera Club members Knapp and Ella Hudson attended the "Photos of the Year" opening at Portland Public Library.
Cliff Schechtman, executive editor of Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, with Abraham Schechter, archivist for the Portland Public Library.
Lucy Summo and Amelia Fiske attended the Jan. 2 First Friday Art Walk opening at Portland Public Library.
Portland Press Herald photographers Joel Page, John Ewing and chief photographer Gregory Rec at the newspaper's photos exhibit opening at Portland Public Library.
Jodi Locke, an art major at University of Southern Maine who has a photo in the exhibition (at the bottom of this photo), with her parents Wanda Locke of Machias and Robbie Locke of New Hampshire, at the "Photos of the Year" opening at Portland Public Library.
Zach and Janel Croll of Portland spent part of the January First Friday Art Walk at Portland Public Library.
Press Herald photographers Gabe Souza and Shawn Ouellette have photos on display in the exhibit that runs through Feb. 28 at Portland Public Library.
Linda Cullivan of Scarborough and Sandra Wescott of South Portland attended the exhibit opening at Portland Public Library.
Suzanne Fox and Julie Hansen of Falmouth were at the opening of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram photo exhibit at Portland Public Library.
Michael Miller of Falmouth and Gabrielle Bowker of South Portland. Miller, the administrative assistant for Portland Press Herald Executive Editor Cliff Schechtman, was supporting his co-workers at the opening of the exhibit highlighting the newspaper's "Photos of the Year."
Anthony and Sally Ardolino of Scarborough were in attendance at the opening of "Photos of the Year" at Portland Public Library.
Susan Hilton, left, Barbara Goodwin and Anthony and Mary Irace at the fundraising party. Simple Gifts, staffed entirely by volunteers, helps families experiencing medical crises with gift cards and other limited financial assistance.
Tzeana Gross and emcee Eddie Ezzard at the benefit at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland that raised over $7,000.
Supporting Simple Gifts, at the 2nd Annual Boo Bash at Bubba’s on Oct. 18, 2014 were, from left, are Barbra Cousens, Kathy Davis, Maria Connolly and Amanda Malinowski.
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