A professional photographer for over twenty years, Neal Parent started
his career as a 
photojournalist for a small mid-coast
Maine newspaper. Although his primary subject has been the coast of Maine
- its waters, landscapes, boats and people; in recent years, his work has
expanded to include Florida, Wyoming and Montana.
Shooting exclusively in the 35mm format enables him to photograph with spontaneity. Using natural light, he works without filters and does all his own printing. Hand processing of each photograph in trays ensures complete control of each image.
Three books have been published with collections of his work: "My Corner of Maine", "Neal Parent's Maine", published by Downeast Books, and most recently, "Focused on the Coast", published by WoodenBoat Books. His photos have appeared in several magazines, including National Fisherman, Pacific Fisherman, and Downeast. In addition, his images were selected to appear in Nathalie Ward's "Stellwagen Bank", "Adventure" by Joseph E. Garland with Captain Jim Sharp, and "From Cape Cod to the Bay of Fundy", edited by Philip W. Conkling.
Neal has exhibited his work in several galleries and at juried fine art shows from Maine to Florida and has won countless awards and ribbons from some of the most prestigious art shows on the East Coast. His images hang in private and corporate collections, and were exhibited at a one-man show on Madison Avenue in New York at a major public relations firm.
Neal has been sharing his gifts of photography and laughter with others by conducting workshops throughout Maine for many years. He has taught week-long courses at WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine and on the ketch Angelique out of Camden, Maine, as well as at his studio and darkroom in Belfast, Maine.
He currently conducts photography and darkroom workshops in and around Belfast, Maine.
Call Neal for his current schedule of courses.
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