Category: Maine Revisited

Photography covering a ten-year span — 2008–2018 — of the great State of Maine, “the way life should be.” Includes items covering the book of the same name, now sold out, and the nearly one thousand photographs posted in the Maine galleries on media.gileshoover.com.

  • Refurb and Reorg

    Refurb and Reorg

    It’s one of those things: something’s needing doing, but since it’s yours — and not a clients’ — it doesn’t get done.

    Then it starts to annoy. Still, other priorities take precedent.

    But then something happens. In my case, it was the installation of WordPress 7, which broke several things on the site. Which meant the itch finally got the scratch.

    The New Foreword, June 2026

    The site’s undergone a major reorganization. It’s more focused, based almost exclusively around Foreword (which, deservedly, gets 90% of the site’s traffic). It features completely new style sheets, which mean new fonts, a new layout, and more.

    Best of all, it’s based on modern code, which means it’s faster and has better compatibility with tablets and mobile devices — even if it’s still probably best viewed on a big monitor.

    Brick Arches, Fort McClary, Kittery Point, Maine, 2014

    The photography sections got a bump, too. They’re now broken down into categories:

    • Regional Imagery, photography from selected cityscapes, rural scenes, landscapes, and architectural photographs from ten US states (plus several additional locations in the UK)
    • College Street, photography from colleges and universities
    • Maine Revisited, photography covering a ten-year span — 2008–2018 — of the great State of Maine, “the way life should be.” Includes items from the book of the same name, now sold out. And,
    • Debuting this fall: Frequency Shift, which is macro, detail, and abstract photography from the world of hi-end audio.
    Vetrans Super(fortress), Georgia Vetrans State Park, Cordele, Georgia, 2018

    No page was left untouched as part of this update. (In fact, check ’em out: use the menu at the top right.) It’s still a work in progress — there are wrinkles that’ll hopefully be smoothed out in the next few weeks, most likely including things I don’t yet know about. Kindly let me know of anything that doesn’t work for you.

    However, it’s the end of the month, and I have to sort the dozens of saved pages, notes, and photos already set aside into this month’s Beautifully Briefed. (Which’ll be posted Tuesday.)

    Atlantic Cairn, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine, 2010

    As always, thank you for visiting!

  • Maine Galleries Updated

    Maine Galleries Updated

    After being unable to visit in 2020, the regular trip to Maine resumed in 2021:

    Cape Neddick Harbor (Lobster Pound)
    Cape Neddick Harbor (Lobster Pound)

    Not too many updates, but some good items have been added:

    Cape Neddick Country Club
    Coastal Golf Tracks and Trees
    Steps to the Beach
    Safety Rope, Beach Footprints, Ocean

    Let’s not forget the parts that make up the big picture, either:

    Maine details
    Details, Spruced Up

    That clear, September sky, the beginnings of fall, the sea: all are represented in the many Maine galleries. And while Maine Revisited may be sold out, the individual photographs — and many more — are still available as prints, framed or unframed, for your favorite living space. Thanks for your support!

    Maine Revisited
    The book is sold out — but the photographs are still available