Pam Berry captures an image of Fonnie, a retired fisherman, smoking outside of the Custom House Wharf in Portland.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.

Inside the home of the Bubier family, Pam Berry documents their living conditions while Ervins Bubier Jr. watches television.

Pam Berry captures the life of Monica, a mother who lives in a schoolbus with her daughter while she builds a house for the future.

Auction houses play an important role in Maine for the trading of antiques and collectibles. Molly Gerbracht explores the auctioneering business and those who frequent the auctions.

Growing up watching their mother perform work as a doctor, Dr. Marion Moulton's sons viewed doctoring as woman's work. Carol Kuhn highlights the work Dr. Moulton has done as a doctor in rural Maine.

As someone who has held many different jobs in his life, Al Buzzell is a jack of all trades. Mark Childs documents how Buzzell got involved with a number of different trades.

Merrill Maiano explores the intricacies of the beer brewing process and industry from a smaller level. Maiano speaks with homebrewers and learns how brewing beer is treated as an art form.

Melissa Turner investigates how pre-release centers allow incarcerated individuals to develop a sense of self-esteem and to address the issues that got them in trouble. Turner speaks with former residents of the center to learn about their incarceration experience and how their lives have changed.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the topic of poverty, which is the focus of this issue of Salt Magazine.

In Aroostook County, one of the most important jobs is the creation of potato barrels. Debbie Mountain and others speak to coopers about making potato barrels.

At the B&M Beans plant in Portland, almost a million cans of baked beans leave each week. Heather Coleman captures the day-to-day life of the "family" of bean factory workers.