Suzannah Hoover documents the life of Marika O'Brien, a women from Freeport, Maine.

For Francis O'Brien, books, life, and history are interconnected like a honeycomb. Mary Anne Hanlon visits O'Brien at his home in Portland to learn about his love for books and his philosophies.

For Francis O'Brien, books, life, and history are interconnected like a honeycomb. Sarah Collins visits O'Brien at his home in Portland to learn about his love for books and his philosophies.

Although small businesses compete for clientele from large companies and see a growing rate in failure, the American dream is to start a business and be successful. Catherine O'Brien explores the lives of three business owners in Portland, who came to the United States as refugees, and run their own businesses as a way to service their community.

Fifteen-year-old Maddie Buzza has an unusual job: for three weeks every fall, she works on a farm picking potatoes. It's a generations-old tradition in Maine's Aroostook County known as harvest break. But in the potato-centric town of Presque Isle, there's uncertainty about this tradition's future.

Although small businesses compete for clientele from large companies and see a growing rate in failure, the American dream is to start a business and be successful. Toshiro Tanaka captures the lives of three business owners in Portland, who came to the United States as refugees, and run their own businesses as a way to service their community.

Kathryn Weigel captures the experiences and lives of individuals on Cliff Island.

Marisa Vargas captures the life of Lorelie Lowell.

Marisa Vargas captures the life of James Smith, a man who lives with the AIDS virus.

Maria Schriber documents the effort of Ralph Nader supports in Maine.

Leaving behind a shattered life to start a new one, Liz Leuthner found help through yoga. Marita Murphy profiles the journey Leuthner has gone through with yoga to help her alcohol recovery.

While Portland is heralded as a city that is too good to be true, Monte Paulsen and Maria Hazen explored the other side of the story. Monte Paulsen captures the lives of individuals who are struggling to get off the streets.