More about our Writers & Photographers

Stephen Russell Payne is a general surgeon in St. Albans.

Alden Pellett lives in Hinesburg and has been shooting for Vermont Life for over 15 years. www.vermontphotographer.com

Pete Hartt is the sports editor at the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.

Stefan Hard is a photographer and reporter at the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.

Jessica Turner is an editorial assistant at Vermont Life.

Daria Bishop lives in Williston and specializes in wedding photography.

Tony Marro lives in Old Bennington and is the Pulitzer Prize-winning former editor of Newsday.

Kevin Bubriski is a documentary photographer who lives in Shaftsbury. www.kevinbubriski.com

Bob Selby is an award-winning illustrator who lives in Johnson. www.bobselbyillustration.com

Peter Bronski is an award-winning writer and adventurer who lives in Boulder, Colorado.
www.peterbronski.com

Rob Swanson is a photographer from South Hero.

Marialisa Calta lives in Calais and is a nationally syndicated food columnist and cookbook author. www.marialisacalta.com

Suzanne Loring lives in Bolton Valley.

Yvonne Daley writes and teaches in Vermont and California, where she’s a journalism professor at San Francisco State University.

Tom Slayton was the editor of Vermont Life for over 20 years and now serves as Editor Emeritus.

Diane Foulds is a Boston Globe correspondent living in Burlington.

Jon Gilbert Fox lives in Hanover, New Hampshire and photographed the book Intimate Vermont.

Greg Sharrow is the director of education and folklorist at the Vermont Folklife Center.

Paul O. Boisvert lives in Shelburne and has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. www.pauloboisvert.com

Caleb Kenna lives in Brandon but takes photographs around the world. www.calebkenna.com

Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson are photographers and adventurers who own Ember Photography based in Moretown. www.emberphoto.com

Jean Carlson Masseau is a painter, illustrator and photographer who lives in Hinesburg. www.jcmasseau.com

Dennis Curran lives in Waitsfield and photographs the Mad River Valley year-round. www.curranphotography.com

Jeff Dickinson is a graphic designer and freelance photographer living in Burlington.

Andrew Wellman is a commercial photographer living in Berlin who specializes in food and interior architecture images. www.andrewwellmanphotographer.com

Vyto Starinskas is a photographer for the Rutland Herald.

Kindra Clineff is based in Topsfield, Massachusetts and has been working as a professional photographer for nearly 20 years. www.kindraclineff.com

Melanie Menagh is a freelance writer based in Calais.

Jay Parini is an author, poet and Middlebury College professor based in Weybridge.