Vermont — JOSH KUCKENS

Election Day in Vermont, 2024: Greensboro and Hardwick voting places; Phil Scott wins his 5th term as Governor. (On assignment for VT Digger.)

Photographs of the 2023 and 2024 July floods in Vermont. (On assignment for VT Digger.)

Photographs of hazy conditions from Canadian Wildfire smoke that affected Vermont in 2023.

I-89 from a window seat (May 2023)

Craftsbury tree lines (June 2023)

Caspian Lake (June 2023)

Boater on Lake Elligo (June 2023)

Setting sun, Greensboro (June 2023)

Craftsbury farmland (June 2023)

Green Mountains from above (May 2023)

Loon on Caspian Lake (June 2023)

Center Road farm, Hardwick (June 2023)

Cows grazing in the haze, Hardwick (June 2023)

Haze over Montpelier (July 2023)

Haze over Greensboro farmland (July 2023)

Haze over Hardwick (June 2023)

Sunset in East Hardwick (July 2023)

I-89 from a window seat (May 2023)

Craftsbury tree lines (June 2023)

Boater on Lake Elligo (June 2023)

Setting sun, Greensboro (June 2023)

Craftsbury farmland (June 2023)

Green Mountains from above (May 2023)

Loon on Caspian Lake (June 2023)

Center Road farm, Hardwick (June 2023)

Cows grazing in the haze, Hardwick (June 2023)

Haze over Montpelier (July 2023)

Haze over Greensboro farmland (July 2023)

Haze over Hardwick (June 2023)

Sunset in East Hardwick (July 2023)

Photographs from a July 2023 Bread & Puppet Theater performance. (On assignment for 7 Days)

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Photographs from the Battle in Barre MMA event at the Barre Auditorium, 2018. (On assignment for the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.)

News photographs made for the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus 2017-2020

The sun sets behind the crowd at Thunder Road International Speedway in Barre, VT on Sunday, August 4th 2019.

William Bridwell releases extra large bubbles into the crowd during the annual All Species Day Parade in Montpelier's Hubbard Park on Sunday, May 6th 2018.

Sally DiCicco greets Sen. Bernie Sanders in a packed Montpelier High School cafeteria on Saturday, April 14th 2018 as the senator hosts a senior citizen town hall.

Narin Phanthakhot successfully completes a "clean and jerk" lift Saturday, January 20th 2018 at Green Mountain Crossfit in Barre, VT during their annual "Lift Up!" Fundraiser.

Fishermen share a kayak in the morning fog on North Montpelier Pond on Tuesday, August 27th 2019.

Swimmers looking to escape the weekend heat take turns plunging into the Mad River from Big Eddy Covered Bridge in Waitsfield, VT on Saturday, July 20th 2019.

Local musicians gather for a Swedish Jam Session at Bagitos Cafe in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, January 28th 2018.

Patrick Hayes of Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, loses his hat while making the most of his northern visit sledding at Hubbard Park in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, February 11th 2018.

US Women's Hockey player Amanda Pelkey visits her alma mater, St. Monica school in Barre, VT on Monday, March 26th 2018 where students got an up-close look at her 2018 Olympic Gold Medal.

Governor Phil Scott, joined by his wife Diana McTeague Scott, officially signs the bills into law amid a mixture of applause and jeers. Scott signed into law sweeping gun legislation in a public ceremony on the steps of the State House in Montpelier

Opponents of the H.610 firearms and domestic violence legislation cheer on a speaker also opposed to the law during public hearings at the State House in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, February 18th 2020.

Vermont State Police's Colonel Matthew Birmingham answers questions at a press conference in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, April 17th 2018 to divulge the details and conclusion of the state's investigation into David Giffin's death on the grounds of Mo

Latisha Montgomery leads the way on Monday, June 4th 2018 during a student-led ceremony to raise the Black Lives Matter flag on the U-32 Middle & High School flagpole in Montpelier, VT.

Members of Migrant Justice (a Vermont organization that advocates for migrant workers in the state) and their families join with hundreds of vermonters in protesting U.S. Immigration policy at the State House in Montpelier, VT on June 25th, 2018.

Noah Ladensack wows the crowd with a wheelie during the annual Not Quite Independence Day Parade in Waterbury, VT on Saturday, June 30th 2018.

Grateful Yoga instructor Matisse Bustos-Hakwes, center, leads a Reggae Flow class on Friday, August 16th 2019 in Montpelier, VT.

Kermit O'Meara of Orange laughs with a bandmate on stage Sunday, March 4th 2018 at the Moose Club in Williamstown, VT.

U.S.S. Montpelier sailor JD Smith hands a miniature American flag to Miss Vermont, Julia Crane, during the Independence Day Parade in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, July 3rd 2018.

A Barre firefighter responds to a fire on Railroad Street in Williamstown, VT on Monday, August 6th 2018. No residents were home at the time of the fire.

Haha Adam, Balkisa Omar, and Lena Ginawi of Muslim Girls for Change perform "Wake Up, America," a slam poetry piece about the Syrian Refugee crisis, during an event at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, August 7th 2018.

Bill Benoir eyes his target at the Whistling Arrow Archery Club in East Montpelier, VT on Sunday, September 9th 2018.

Parks & Trees ECO AmeriCorps member Emily Markstein receives training from North American Training Solutions on Tuesday, December 19th 2017 at Hubbard Park in Montpelier, VT.

The annual River of Light festival processes into Dac Rowe Park in Waterbury, VT on Saturday, December 1st 2018.

Afternoon visitors to Cliff Street enjoyed a view of Montpelier, VT on Monday, February 4th 2019.

The crowd watches on during Sugarbush's Pond Skimming competition on Saturday, April 6th 2019 in Warren, VT.

Elijah Myer of Boy Scout Troop 759 holds steady a windy American flag during a moment of remembrance while serving as the color guard for a Memorial Day Commemoration in Northfield, VT on Monday, May 27th 2019.

Demonstrators march down Main Street in downtown Barre, VT on Saturday, June 8th 2019 at the March for Medicaid, organized by the Vermont Workers' Center.

Traffic signals along the Barre-Montpelier road in Berlin, VT receive bulb maintenance on Tuesday, June 18th 2019.

A lone fisherman carries on through a rain shower on Tuesday, July 16th 2019 at the Bolton Falls recreation area in Waterbury, VT.

A track official is transported on the infield to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team Helicopter at Thunder Road International Speedway in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 1st 2019 following an on-track accident in a preliminary heat of the

Berlin, VT Elementary School students take turns in helping to tape their Principal Aaron Boynton to the wall of the gymnasium on Thursday, September 26th 2019. The activity was a reward for good student conduct as part of the school’s Positive Beha

A pair of snowmobilers tear down a steep section of the VAST trail along Beckley Hill Road in Barre Town, VT on Saturday, February 22nd 2020.

Arnie Williams, center-right, and Denise Hark, center-left, join their fellow dancers in bowing to their partners at the conclusion of a song on Sunday, October 6th 2019 at the first gathering of the Barre Area Squares at Capital City Grange in Berl

Opeyemi Parham, a descendant of American slaves, performs in a collaborative piece titled “From Slavery to Freedom” as part of Vermont AmeriCorps’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, VT on Monday, January 20

Maia Boyer braces for impact at the blanket toss during the Ice On Fire festival at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, February 2nd 2020.

The Barre Auditorium in Barre, VT is packed for the Barre Fish & Game Club Central Vermont Gun Show on Saturday, February 8th 2020.

Eli Buschey, 6, joining his grandmother Kathryn as she casts her ballot, peeks out from the voting booth at Berlin Elementary School on “Super” Tuesday, March 3rd 2020.

Crowds gather on the Spaulding High School athletic fields on Saturday, January 11th 2020 to watch on as area Fire Departments assist in responding to a large structure fire on Boynton Street in Barre, VT.

The sun sets behind the crowd at Thunder Road International Speedway in Barre, VT on Sunday, August 4th 2019.

William Bridwell releases extra large bubbles into the crowd during the annual All Species Day Parade in Montpelier's Hubbard Park on Sunday, May 6th 2018.

Sally DiCicco greets Sen. Bernie Sanders in a packed Montpelier High School cafeteria on Saturday, April 14th 2018 as the senator hosts a senior citizen town hall.

Narin Phanthakhot successfully completes a "clean and jerk" lift Saturday, January 20th 2018 at Green Mountain Crossfit in Barre, VT during their annual "Lift Up!" Fundraiser.

Fishermen share a kayak in the morning fog on North Montpelier Pond on Tuesday, August 27th 2019.

Swimmers looking to escape the weekend heat take turns plunging into the Mad River from Big Eddy Covered Bridge in Waitsfield, VT on Saturday, July 20th 2019.

Local musicians gather for a Swedish Jam Session at Bagitos Cafe in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, January 28th 2018.

Patrick Hayes of Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, loses his hat while making the most of his northern visit sledding at Hubbard Park in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, February 11th 2018.

US Women's Hockey player Amanda Pelkey visits her alma mater, St. Monica school in Barre, VT on Monday, March 26th 2018 where students got an up-close look at her 2018 Olympic Gold Medal.

Governor Phil Scott, joined by his wife Diana McTeague Scott, officially signs the bills into law amid a mixture of applause and jeers. Scott signed into law sweeping gun legislation in a public ceremony on the steps of the State House in Montpelier

Opponents of the H.610 firearms and domestic violence legislation cheer on a speaker also opposed to the law during public hearings at the State House in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, February 18th 2020.

Vermont State Police's Colonel Matthew Birmingham answers questions at a press conference in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, April 17th 2018 to divulge the details and conclusion of the state's investigation into David Giffin's death on the grounds of Mo

Latisha Montgomery leads the way on Monday, June 4th 2018 during a student-led ceremony to raise the Black Lives Matter flag on the U-32 Middle & High School flagpole in Montpelier, VT.

Members of Migrant Justice (a Vermont organization that advocates for migrant workers in the state) and their families join with hundreds of vermonters in protesting U.S. Immigration policy at the State House in Montpelier, VT on June 25th, 2018.

Noah Ladensack wows the crowd with a wheelie during the annual Not Quite Independence Day Parade in Waterbury, VT on Saturday, June 30th 2018.

Grateful Yoga instructor Matisse Bustos-Hakwes, center, leads a Reggae Flow class on Friday, August 16th 2019 in Montpelier, VT.

Kermit O'Meara of Orange laughs with a bandmate on stage Sunday, March 4th 2018 at the Moose Club in Williamstown, VT.

U.S.S. Montpelier sailor JD Smith hands a miniature American flag to Miss Vermont, Julia Crane, during the Independence Day Parade in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, July 3rd 2018.

A Barre firefighter responds to a fire on Railroad Street in Williamstown, VT on Monday, August 6th 2018. No residents were home at the time of the fire.

Haha Adam, Balkisa Omar, and Lena Ginawi of Muslim Girls for Change perform "Wake Up, America," a slam poetry piece about the Syrian Refugee crisis, during an event at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, VT on Tuesday, August 7th 2018.

Bill Benoir eyes his target at the Whistling Arrow Archery Club in East Montpelier, VT on Sunday, September 9th 2018.

Parks & Trees ECO AmeriCorps member Emily Markstein receives training from North American Training Solutions on Tuesday, December 19th 2017 at Hubbard Park in Montpelier, VT.

The annual River of Light festival processes into Dac Rowe Park in Waterbury, VT on Saturday, December 1st 2018.

Afternoon visitors to Cliff Street enjoyed a view of Montpelier, VT on Monday, February 4th 2019.

The crowd watches on during Sugarbush's Pond Skimming competition on Saturday, April 6th 2019 in Warren, VT.

Elijah Myer of Boy Scout Troop 759 holds steady a windy American flag during a moment of remembrance while serving as the color guard for a Memorial Day Commemoration in Northfield, VT on Monday, May 27th 2019.

Demonstrators march down Main Street in downtown Barre, VT on Saturday, June 8th 2019 at the March for Medicaid, organized by the Vermont Workers' Center.

Traffic signals along the Barre-Montpelier road in Berlin, VT receive bulb maintenance on Tuesday, June 18th 2019.

A lone fisherman carries on through a rain shower on Tuesday, July 16th 2019 at the Bolton Falls recreation area in Waterbury, VT.

A track official is transported on the infield to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team Helicopter at Thunder Road International Speedway in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 1st 2019 following an on-track accident in a preliminary heat of the

Berlin, VT Elementary School students take turns in helping to tape their Principal Aaron Boynton to the wall of the gymnasium on Thursday, September 26th 2019. The activity was a reward for good student conduct as part of the school’s Positive Beha

A pair of snowmobilers tear down a steep section of the VAST trail along Beckley Hill Road in Barre Town, VT on Saturday, February 22nd 2020.

Arnie Williams, center-right, and Denise Hark, center-left, join their fellow dancers in bowing to their partners at the conclusion of a song on Sunday, October 6th 2019 at the first gathering of the Barre Area Squares at Capital City Grange in Berl

Opeyemi Parham, a descendant of American slaves, performs in a collaborative piece titled “From Slavery to Freedom” as part of Vermont AmeriCorps’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, VT on Monday, January 20

Maia Boyer braces for impact at the blanket toss during the Ice On Fire festival at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, VT on Sunday, February 2nd 2020.

The Barre Auditorium in Barre, VT is packed for the Barre Fish & Game Club Central Vermont Gun Show on Saturday, February 8th 2020.

Eli Buschey, 6, joining his grandmother Kathryn as she casts her ballot, peeks out from the voting booth at Berlin Elementary School on “Super” Tuesday, March 3rd 2020.

Crowds gather on the Spaulding High School athletic fields on Saturday, January 11th 2020 to watch on as area Fire Departments assist in responding to a large structure fire on Boynton Street in Barre, VT.

Wildlife & Landscape photographs made in Vermont 2017-2024