Maine is one of the most beautiful states in the USA. I was fortunate to be in Maine for a couple of years (from 2011 through 2015). During this time, I photographed almost the entire South Maine coastline, the Lighthouses and some of the Central Maine landscape.
If you are a photographer, you would find my ebooks – 70 Photogenic Locations of Southern Maine & Lighthouses of Maine helpful. I published it for photographers with GPS address and driving directions to some of the most beautiful places in South Maine.
This is a small collection of some of the images.
The Portland Head Light, one of the three lighthouses close to downtown Portland, is both scenic as well as a popular tourist destination.
The sunsets & sunrises along the coast are picturesque in all seasons, especially at high tides, when the waves almost touch the land above the cliff.
The Nubble Lighthouse, just south of Portland, is on an isolated rock across from the mainland. At low-tides you can try to walk or swim across, although the dangers of an extremely rocky, slippery and rough waters exist.
There are over 30 lighthouses north of Portland. Some of these are located on the mainland, while some are situated miles off the coast into the Atlantic. The lighthouses close to Acadia National Park are absolutely gorgeous in all seasons.
The Pemaquid Lighthouse – the iconic pictures of this lighthouse includes the reflection in the small puddles of water caught in the rocks from the receding tides.
The Bass harbor Light, another gorgeous lighthouse atop the rocky cliff, is brilliant to photograph at sunrise & sunset hours.
There are numerous photogenic locations in and around Portland downtown & more so along the rocky coasts from New Hampshire all the way to Portland. Although there are not many piers, the one at Old Orchard Beach, or OOB as it is popularly known, offers breathtaking opportunities to capture sunrises as well as sunsets.
There are more beautiful rocky coastal places around this area, tucked away in sort of hidden gems that are closely guarded by locals & not marketed widely within the tourists.
Lupines grow wild during summer in Maine. From Maine to New Hampshire, you could see numerous lands filled with this gorgeous flower, that blooms in numerous colors – white, pink, blue, violet, indigo and all combinations in between.
The hidden gems of Maine could be almost impossible for any tourist to discover. Almost every other turn could lead you to an excellent sight of meadows, hills or the rocky coast.
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