David Hill Photography
Light and shadow — and the way they dance together — are at the heart of everything I capture. Each image I create is a truth: a moment suspended in time, seen from that unique perspective.
I have been a television photojournalist for more than 30 years here in Maine, earning awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Maine Association of Broadcasters, The Associated Press, and the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, as well as multiple Emmy nominations — winning once. While I continue to enjoy the challenges of journalism, my deepest passion lies in the still image.
I have been a television photojournalist for more than 30 years here in Maine, earning awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Maine Association of Broadcasters, The Associated Press, and the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, as well as multiple Emmy nominations — winning once. While I continue to enjoy the challenges of journalism, my deepest passion lies in the still image.
I find inspiration in the many places I have visited, whether in my home state or travels abroad; especially in Spain. As a photographer, I strive to discover beauty in the ordinary — and even in what some might call ugly — through both black-and-white and color photography. Those photographs give birth to the words I write, and the emotions that they evoke become the foundation for my paintings. They are more than a collection of pixels, they allow me to translate light, shadow, and feeling into color and form—into meaning.
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About
My first solo show, Barnboard, took place in 2010 at the Windham Public Library. This collection of photographs captured sweeping landscapes and the tiniest details of these barns which were so key to our agrarian past in Maine.
One of my greatest personal achievements is the publication of my book, Full Service-Notes from the Rearview Mirror. In it, I documented the parts of our American history that are slowly disappearing: the corner garage and the vehicles that often put form ahead of function. I was honored to be a 2016 Maine Literary Guild finalist for Excellence in Publishing .
2019 brought my solo show La Tela de España to Oak Street Lofts Gallery in Portland. This month long exhibition featured forty photographs that I had captured over the prior two visits to that wonderful country.
2025 brought recognition that was a dream come true. A photograph that I had taken from my hotel room in Madrid was chosen as accésit (runner up) in the XI Premio de Fotografía Eurostars Torrre de Madrid Only one of ten out of more than one thousand submitted were selected. Receiving that trophy in Madrid, a city so close to my heart, is a moment that I will never forget.
My work has also been featured in the Boothbay Region Art Foundation´s Maine Photography Show, at Portland´s First Friday Art Walk, the Lewiston Auburn Art Walk, and in several local businesses.
Articles in publications L/A Magazine, Downeast Magazine, and Islandport Magazine have been illustrated with images that I have captured.
Who I Am
