Feature Photos from The Salem News

Included are feature and "run of the paper" photos I shot for The Salem News in Beverly, Mass. I really enjoy taking photos of people -- they're just so interesting! It's such a rewarding challenge to earn someone's trust in the few minutes you have with them, get close enough to them to capture a good image without breaking that trust, and to capture just the right moment to tell a story in a single frame. All photos are by Mary Catherine Adams for The Salem News.

Jim Tedford, Jr., left, and Adeline Diehl sing songs whose lyrics are printed on their placemats at the Ipswich Rotary club's annual lunch for senior citizens. Photo by Mary Catherine Adams/Salem News.

Bobby Ring, 7, at left, and his brother Thomas, 5, jam on their cardboard guitars along with "All Together Now" guitarist Bruce Hilton during the first weekend of the Beverly Homecoming festival in Lynch Park. Photo by Mary Catherine Adams/Salem News.

Meat cutters trim sirloins at the start of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant meat cut-off competition. Photo by Mary Catherine Adams/Salem News.

Jack Dixon, 5, plays on a tank at Patton Park in Hamilton on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Mary Catherine Adams/Salem News. (Run of the paper.)

Dorothea Nixon, 88, laughs after trying on a Victorian-era hat left over from the Girdler House's 125th anniversary celebration. Photo by Mary Catherine Adams/Salem News.

Visit my page on The Salem News' photo archive for more photos.