Salt holds an open forum for photographers in Maine to discuss their line of work.

Forward to by Robert Coles to Maine: A Peopled Landscape.

Living on a farm with over 140 cows, the Rancourts need help running the farm. Pam Berry documents a moment between Thelma and Fred Rancount in their kitchen.

Living out in West Peru, Mary Turner always has stories to share. Kelly Emery visits Turner and learns how to make butter on a churn.

Living out in West Peru, Mary Turner always has stories to share. Kelly Emery visits Turner and learns how to make butter on a churn.

A longtime friend of Monty Washburn, Mary Turner works and lives on a farm in West Peru. James Jannetti speaks to Turner about her life experiences.

Jennifer Mikulski speaks to individuals about garbage collecting and waste systems.

At the Bolduc Correctional Facility, inmates are given opportunities for change and personal growth through work programs. Christina Cooke explores how these vocational trade programs allow inmates to fix their ways of living.

Lisa Jones speaks about her husband Joseph, who drowned while drag net fishing for sea urchins. Jones discusses the relationship she had with her husband and the difficulty of moving on.

In an effort to assist the homeless population of Portland, Logan Place offers homeless individuals their own permanent apartments, and a way to turn their lives around. Liz Lance captures the work done at Logan Place.

As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Tonee Harbert captures the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.

Inside back cover for the January 1983 Salt Magazine asking readers to become charters members of Salt.