Jennifer Smith-Mayo

Jennifer Smith-Mayo is a freelance documentary photographer, instructor, and co-author of Maine Icons: 50 Classic Symbols of the Pine Tree State; New Hampshire Icons: 50 Classic Symbols of the Granite State; and Vermont Icons: 50 Classic Symbols of the Green Mountain State. Jennifer also photographed the cookbook, Maine Home Cooking, written by Sandra L. Oliver.

Jennifer specializes in photography of fine dining, local food, rural living, and agriculture. Her extensive portfolio also includes images of England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, agriculture in New England, small town life in Maine, and many more subjects.

Jennifer's photography is regularly featured in Down East Magazine. Her work has also appeared in Big Sky Journal; Western Art & Architecture; National Geographic; Wine Spectator; Yankee Magazine; Mother Earth News; The Dalesman Magazine; DK Books Eyewitness Travel Guide Dublin; Maine 24/7; Globe Pequot Insiders' Guide Series; Express Westerns' Where Legends Ride; Farmworker Justice; Fly Rod & Reel; and Shooting Sportsman. Her photographs have been selected for a variety of juried exhibitions and her solo shows include Growing Local: Wild Maine Blueberry Muffins; Learning to Grow: In the Garden with Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast, Maine; Futzing with Focus: Images in Motion; and Kelmscott (Rare Breeds) Farm: Through the Seasons.

Jennifer and her husband, writer Matthew P. Mayo, and their dear dog live on the rugged coast of Maine. Jennifer frequently travels west to Montana, and east to Oxfordshire, England. Visit her at www.jennifersmithmayo.com.