Staff's Best Photos of 2025
Wed, 12/24/2025 - 8:58am
Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
From left, Heather Jones and State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross unveil one of the new signs naming the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing James Weldon Johnson Crossing, as Terry Heller holds a phone on which Johnson’s great niece Melanie Edwards and Tony Hill, past lawmaker in Johnson’s native Florida, attend via Zoom June 26. Johnson, the poet-civil rights advocate who wrote the words to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” died in a car-train crash at the crossing in 1938. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, with the air temperature hovering at 0F or below, our stalwart photographer Steve Edwards braved the weather to capture these sea smoke scenes around Boothbay Harbor. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Austin Lewis riding on the Pier 1 Pizza bed, pre-races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Alna's Sherry Lyons waves to motorists during a pro-federal funding for libraries rally April 10 at the bottom of Wiscasset Common. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
At two locations on the Boothbay peninsula in June, these deer — and subsequent photobombing strutters, aka, turkeys — were captured on camera. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
From left, John Davis, Jane Johnston, Amanda Dawnrich, Tanya Hammond and Shannon Babcock, pictured Aug. 29, are fighting putting the sewer plant where public works is now. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Windjammer Days' main event, the windjammers arriving in the harbor, was a wonderful sight once again on Wednesday afternoon, June 25. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
American Legion Post 54 Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. shares his Honor Flight memories with the Veterans Day gathering Nov. 11 in Wiscasset. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
A scene from Gardens Aglow 2025. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross wipes back tears at the unveiling of the James Weldon Johnson Crossing signs in Wiscasset June 26. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Travis Mills shows off his prosthetic's detachable hand function with the help of a Southport student. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
Breakfast? This osprey was spotted holding a fish in a tree near the newspaper office on Friday morning, Sept. 19 around 7. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Some of their seated classmates look on as three graduating Wiscasset Middle High School seniors share a moment June 5. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Early Bird Sale participants. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Kinsley Waite, 8, carries cousin Levi Daly, 2, in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium June 5, before Waite’s brother Dominic Waite graduated. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Antique Boat Parade. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Fun on the sidelines. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
A piliated woodpecker. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Sea smoke. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Tuna tournament participant Sewall Maddocks. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Windjammer Days Street Parade participant. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Rita Arnold and her granddaughters, June and Faye, protest the federal funding cuts to libraries nationwide. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
Tuna fishing. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
A morning encounter. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Windjammer Days. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Nancy Van Dyke at the V.E.T.S. Inc August fundraiser. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Great seat at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Christmas tree lighting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage as the auctioneer. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Rock Your School Day October at Southport Central School. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Ben Zapski competing in the high hurdles. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Schmakers Bay (BHYC) members yuk it up for this year's winning fish relay team photo as Jack Herger (FWJD) presents them with the $100 prize. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Seussical cast wowed audiences. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Determined runner nearing the finish line. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Sharing at the Easter Egg hunt. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Cool running. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
From left, Heather Jones and State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross unveil one of the new signs naming the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing James Weldon Johnson Crossing, as Terry Heller holds a phone on which Johnson’s great niece Melanie Edwards and Tony Hill, past lawmaker in Johnson’s native Florida, attend via Zoom June 26. Johnson, the poet-civil rights advocate who wrote the words to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” died in a car-train crash at the crossing in 1938. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, with the air temperature hovering at 0F or below, our stalwart photographer Steve Edwards braved the weather to capture these sea smoke scenes around Boothbay Harbor. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Austin Lewis riding on the Pier 1 Pizza bed, pre-races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Alna's Sherry Lyons waves to motorists during a pro-federal funding for libraries rally April 10 at the bottom of Wiscasset Common. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
At two locations on the Boothbay peninsula in June, these deer — and subsequent photobombing strutters, aka, turkeys — were captured on camera. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
From left, John Davis, Jane Johnston, Amanda Dawnrich, Tanya Hammond and Shannon Babcock, pictured Aug. 29, are fighting putting the sewer plant where public works is now. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Windjammer Days' main event, the windjammers arriving in the harbor, was a wonderful sight once again on Wednesday afternoon, June 25. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
American Legion Post 54 Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. shares his Honor Flight memories with the Veterans Day gathering Nov. 11 in Wiscasset. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
A scene from Gardens Aglow 2025. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross wipes back tears at the unveiling of the James Weldon Johnson Crossing signs in Wiscasset June 26. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Travis Mills shows off his prosthetic's detachable hand function with the help of a Southport student. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
Breakfast? This osprey was spotted holding a fish in a tree near the newspaper office on Friday morning, Sept. 19 around 7. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Some of their seated classmates look on as three graduating Wiscasset Middle High School seniors share a moment June 5. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Early Bird Sale participants. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Kinsley Waite, 8, carries cousin Levi Daly, 2, in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium June 5, before Waite’s brother Dominic Waite graduated. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Antique Boat Parade. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Fun on the sidelines. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
A piliated woodpecker. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Sea smoke. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Tuna tournament participant Sewall Maddocks. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Windjammer Days Street Parade participant. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Rita Arnold and her granddaughters, June and Faye, protest the federal funding cuts to libraries nationwide. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register
Tuna fishing. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
A morning encounter. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Windjammer Days. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register
Nancy Van Dyke at the V.E.T.S. Inc August fundraiser. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Great seat at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Christmas tree lighting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage as the auctioneer. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Rock Your School Day October at Southport Central School. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Ben Zapski competing in the high hurdles. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Schmakers Bay (BHYC) members yuk it up for this year's winning fish relay team photo as Jack Herger (FWJD) presents them with the $100 prize. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Seussical cast wowed audiences. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Determined runner nearing the finish line. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Sharing at the Easter Egg hunt. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Cool running. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay RegisterCovering the various events -- towns, schools, organizations, etc. -- is what we do here at the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper and photographs add a lot to the reporting of the events. Staff members have submitted their best photos here for our annual end-of-the-year gallery for our readers to reminisce and enjoy. Got some time off during the holidays? Take some of that time to scroll through the gallery.
P.S. The newspaper won five Maine Press awards for our photography at the last MPA conference. Hopefully some of these photos will capture awards at the next conference.
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