Troy R. Bennett

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Troy R. Bennett is a freelance photojournalist and writer based in Maine, where his family roots stretch back to 1650. Troy’s photos and stories have appeared in publications across the globe.

His work has garnered state, regional and national awards from the Maine Press Association, New England Press Association, Associated Press and National Press Photographers Association.

Troy is passionate about chronicling everyday Maine people living extraordinary lives of resilience and creativity in a global context.

Contact Troy via email: mysteryjig@gmail.com

His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century

Steve Bodge operates an alewife harvesting operation in Woolwich, and splits profits fifty-fifty with the town. Now 78, he has recruited his daughter to help.

ByTroy R. Bennett

June 8, 2025