Gallery XIII: An eye on the seasons (and Winter 2026, when a skater took to Rockport Harbor)
Mon, 02/02/2026 - 7:19pm
A man skates on Rockport Harbor ice Jan. 31, 2026, as onlookers keep an eye on him. The tide was low, a time when the ice can be tighter, with less flex, than it is at high tide. There were people onshore by the ladder, hopefully watching out for his safety. (Photo courtesy Polly Saltonstall)
Welcome (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Taking a rest. (Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
February 1 sunset (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
A White Christmas, 2025 (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Winter 2026 (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Jan. 26 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
A Jan. 10 vigil at Chapman Park in Rockland with Audacity, in honor of Renee Good. (Photo courtesy Claudia Griffiths)
Beth Davis, of Rockport, caught a rainbow's full arc over Camden Harbor Oct. 26 around 4:30 p.m. 
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Feb. 1, 2026 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Jan. 26 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
Winter 2026 (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
American Redstart, in South Bristol (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Dec. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Spring tulips (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan
(Photo courtesy Beth Davis)
(Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
A purr-fect delivery. (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Fall foliage (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
A dash of blue (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Just before the sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Yellow warbler in Damariscotta Mills. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
(Photo courtesy Beth Davis)
American Robin in Damariscotta Mills. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Gilbert Adams Central Park tulips (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Crocuses (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise in Rockport. (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise over Camden (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
An eagle perched above Damariscotta Mills, Dec. 22. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed into law the amendment of Title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald eagle as the national bird. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Winter harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Holidays in Rockland (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
(Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Jane Schroeder, of Rockland, “came home from book group, saw that this sunflower had bloomed, went to take a quick photo. When I clicked the shot I heard a commotion and realized I had surprised a goldfinch! Amazing! (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)
Brilliant fall colors (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Tapestry in indigo and weld, high on a hill in Union (Photo by Penelope Olson)
Peaceful harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Medomak Valley High School math teacher Lee Emmons is also an an amateur photographer ( Instagram @lkemmons). He was recently photographing Fort Knox, in Prospect. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
The September view from Mt. Battie (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Rockland Harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Social distancing? (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Tapestry in indigo and gold, high on a hill in Union (Photo by Penelope Olson)
Another tree, a big spruce, succumbs to erosion on the Rockport shoreline facing due east onto Penobscot Bay (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Pippin finds a peaceful spot in the snow along the Rockport shore, Feb. 2, 2026, when the temperatures finally climb back up to 25 degrees F. (photo by Lynda Clancy)
A man skates on Rockport Harbor ice Jan. 31, 2026, as onlookers keep an eye on him. The tide was low, a time when the ice can be tighter, with less flex, than it is at high tide. There were people onshore by the ladder, hopefully watching out for his safety. (Photo courtesy Polly Saltonstall)
Welcome (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Taking a rest. (Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
February 1 sunset (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
A White Christmas, 2025 (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Winter 2026 (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo courtesy Peter van der Kieft)
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Jan. 26 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
A Jan. 10 vigil at Chapman Park in Rockland with Audacity, in honor of Renee Good. (Photo courtesy Claudia Griffiths)
Beth Davis, of Rockport, caught a rainbow's full arc over Camden Harbor Oct. 26 around 4:30 p.m.
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Feb. 1, 2026 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan
Frozen Rockport Harbor, Jan. 26 (photo by Lynda Clancy)
Winter 2026 (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
American Redstart, in South Bristol (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Dec. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Spring tulips (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan
(Photo courtesy Beth Davis)
(Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
A purr-fect delivery. (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Fall foliage (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
A dash of blue (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Just before the sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Yellow warbler in Damariscotta Mills. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
(Photo courtesy Beth Davis)
American Robin in Damariscotta Mills. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Gilbert Adams Central Park tulips (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Crocuses (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise in Rockport. (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise over Camden (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
An eagle perched above Damariscotta Mills, Dec. 22. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed into law the amendment of Title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald eagle as the national bird. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
Winter harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Holidays in Rockland (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
(Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Jane Schroeder, of Rockland, “came home from book group, saw that this sunflower had bloomed, went to take a quick photo. When I clicked the shot I heard a commotion and realized I had surprised a goldfinch! Amazing! (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)
Brilliant fall colors (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Tapestry in indigo and weld, high on a hill in Union (Photo by Penelope Olson)
Peaceful harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Medomak Valley High School math teacher Lee Emmons is also an an amateur photographer ( Instagram @lkemmons). He was recently photographing Fort Knox, in Prospect. (Photo courtesy Lee Emmons)
The September view from Mt. Battie (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)
Rockland Harbor (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Social distancing? (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)
Tapestry in indigo and gold, high on a hill in Union (Photo by Penelope Olson)
Another tree, a big spruce, succumbs to erosion on the Rockport shoreline facing due east onto Penobscot Bay (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Pippin finds a peaceful spot in the snow along the Rockport shore, Feb. 2, 2026, when the temperatures finally climb back up to 25 degrees F. (photo by Lynda Clancy)Reader Gallery 13 continues a tradition of sharing photos that are taken by readers — locals and visitors who take joy in the always soul-nourishing landscape of Maine.
The first volume of photos was initiated in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, when the world shut down. We worked through that time, and since then, you, the photographers, have steadily discovered new perspectives with your cameras.
The first 10 galleries in this series of contributor images captured how we perceived living through a deadly pandemic. As COVID 19 faded (as a major public health threat, although 4.5 years later, its strains still circulate, and few are immune to ‘catching COVID’) the galleries remained a fixture on PenBayPilot.com, with photos no less remarkably expressive, and beautiful.
In 2022, at the October Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest – and in a first-ever win — it was PenBayPilot.com readers who brought home an award for best Picture Story. Your submitted photographs to the Pilot’s Pandemic Galleries captivated the judges. It was an unorthodox contest submission, but we believed that our Pilot community photographers deserved recognition.
“I love this idea and engagement, and clearly so did your readers,” wrote the South Dakota Newspaper Association judges, who were taking on the task of reviewing and naming winners of Maine’s annual competition. “Well done. Not sure how to judge this in a competition of professional photogs, but if Maine had some sort of engagement or innovative category, this would be stronger.”
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