Portland Head Lighthouse 2014 Metal Print

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There is something mesmerizing about the coastline at Portland Head Lighthouse. According to one website 'hundreds of thousands of people' visit this lighthouse each year. Aside from its easy accessibility, It isn't hard to imagine why! There is the classic rocky Maine coast, the iconic lighthouse, and the spectacular setting. Edward Rowe Snow, the popular historian and raconteur of the New England coast, wrote in his book Famous New England Lighthouses, "Portland Head and its light seem to symbolize the state of Maine's rocky coast, breaking waves, sparkling water and clear, pure salt air." It isn't the only lighthouse I saw that met this description but it certainly was one of the more scenic ones. This is the oldest lighthouse in the US, having been established in 1791. This lighthouse is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA, and sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. The light station is nowadays automated, and the tower, beacon, and f...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...