
The Bravado of Storytelling by Alix Towler Salt ’17
Wheels click in staccato rhythms and rubber stoppers shriek against the slick wooden floor of the track. . . .”
Wheels click in staccato rhythms and rubber stoppers shriek against the slick wooden floor of the track. Strapped head to toe in protective pads and helmets, 10 women on rollerskates jockey for position, huddling in groups, bracing and pushing. Two nimble skaters—jammers—race each other as they try to score points for their teams . . .Read More

Amya Bhalla, Salt ’22
For me, creative work is the most fulfilling form of community engagement and relationship building. I am . . .”
Amya Bhalla, Salt ’22 Sneaks Art Into The World “I love sneaking my art into the world when no one is looking,” Amya Bhalla, Salt ’22 explains on a website highlighting various pursuits across the realms of art, design, and journalism. Bhalla is one of those Renaissance people who seem to do it all. From […]Read More

Mike Eckel, Salt ’96
...[A]ll wars are ultimately about human beings...”
Earlier this week, MECA&D checked in with alumnus Mike Eckel, Salt ’96 to offer him support from our community as he covers the invasion from Ukraine. We asked Mike if there was anything he wanted to make sure people here know about his work in the field. This is what he shared. Maybe just to […]Read More

Tim Greenway, Salt ’03
Tim Greenway, Salt ’03, captures Portland’s . . .”
Tim Greenway, Salt ’03, captures Portland’s transformation Commercial, editorial and fine art photographer Tim Greenway, Salt ’03 has a unique ability to study the landscape and details of the micro-ecology through his rich abstraction of color, texture and patterns. Throughout his career, Greenway has focused on a range . . .Read More

Josephine Holtzman (Salt ’08) + Isaac Kestenbaum (Salt ’08)
Tell us a bit about Midnight Son: Midnight Son is a true story about an actor-turned-fugitive who claims he . . .”
Tell us a bit about Midnight Son: Midnight Son is a true story about an actor-turned-fugitive who claims he has a supernatural encounter on the Alaskan tundra while running from the law. It’s a mystery, an adventure story, a courtroom drama, a tragedy, and ultimately a battle between Alaska Native Folklore and the US Justice […]Read More

Halle Johns (Salt '19)
Tell us a bit about your project, Shoulder Season: Shoulder Season is a project about an adult dodgeball . . .”
Tell us a bit about your project, Shoulder Season: Shoulder Season is a project about an adult dodgeball league in Rockland, Maine. Before attending Salt Institute of Documentary Studies, I lived in the Midcoast and played in the league on a team called Hard Knox. I never got over how special it was that this […]Read More

Nora Saks (Salt ’13)
We were very excited to catch up with Nora Saks about her new podcast, 'Richest Hill'. A Salt Writing student . . .”
A Salt Writing student back in the early teens, Nora Saks ’13 has built a career in public radio and podcasting. Read More

Tim Greenway (Salt ’03)
Last December, we got to connect with photographer Tim Greenway (Salt ’03) when he documented graduation . . .”
Last December, we got to connect with photographer Tim Greenway (Salt ’03) when he documented graduation for our Salt class of Fall 2018. This February, Tim is opening a new exhibition of photographs in Biddeford. He was kind enough to take some time to talk to us about making these images and his memories of […]Read More

Juliet Werner (Salt ’06)
Juliet Werner (Salt ’06), a Senior Segment Producer at the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, took some time to . . .”
Juliet Werner (Salt ’06), a Senior Segment Producer at the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, took some time to discuss her new feature documentary film, The Laughter Life, and share some reflections on her life after Salt. Can you tell us a bit about this new project, The Laughter Life? This is my first time […]Read More