Photoville

The Salt Institute

The Salt Institute

Salt Institute is a non-profit school in Portland, Maine offering semester-long intensive programs in documentary writing, radio, photography and new media storytelling. Salt Institute also exhibits documentary work in their gallery and host documentary-related events.

Students come from all over the US and other countries for fifteen weeks of intensive field research, workshops and seminars. Throughout the semester, students develop their craft to create documentaries of professional caliber.

Archive Exhibitions Supported by The Salt Institute

Stories from Maine

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 5 Uplands
 archive : 2014

We are proud to have participated in Photoville since its inaugural year! Salt is known for great storytelling and Maine is one of the most unique New England states. Enjoy the great storytelling of Salt documentarians and let us introduce you to the people of and parts of Maine that we find most intriguing.

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Stories and Images from Maine

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 5 Uplands
 archive : 2013
For forty years, Salt students have been documenting the people and places of Maine through images, sound, writing and now multimedia. Featured here are engaging images and multimedia pieces that represent the depth of storytelling and technical artistry of our students as well as the wide variety of stories that they have found.
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Documenting Maine

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3
 archive : 2012

Documenting Maine” showcases the work by students of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and introduces the viewer to the unique landscape of Maine.

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This website was made possible thanks to the generous support and partnership of Photowings