Category: Photography

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Moose appearance

“Forest retreat” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Baxter State Park, Maine on Septeptember 22, 2024.
“Running moose” drawn with colored pencil in 2024 by Sanford Ross Bender.

“Moose appearance” composed and performed with two guitars by Sanford Ross Bender on September 22, 2024 (Autumn Equinox).

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My father’s beard

“Maine snakes” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on Labor Day, 2024 at Moxie Falls in northern Maine.
“My father’s beard ” composed and performed with guitar by Sanford Ross Bender (SRB) on September 2, 2024.

My father’s beard

My father,

with sprouting beard,

and dancing eyes,

returning from the Maine woods,

smothered his face,

with creamy lather,

at my mother’s

razor command.

-SRB January 7, 2024

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Tranquility

“Tranquility” photographed near Schoodic Point, Maine by Sanford Ross Bender on September 1, 2024.
” Tranquility” composed and performed with guitar and slide by Sanford Ross Bender on September 1, 2024.

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A chance encounter

“View from Owls Head Lighthouse, Maine” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on August 24, 2024.
“A chance encounter ” composed and performed with guitar and slide guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on August 25, 2024
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Soldier’s remorse

Coastal view from the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, New Harbor, Maine photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in July 6, 2024.
“Soldier’s remorse” composed and performed with guitar, clarinet, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on August 10, 2024.

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White clouds parting

Treetop” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on July 23, 2024.
“White clouds parting” composed and performed by Sanford Ross Bender with guitar, concertina, electric bass guitar, and crash cymbal on July 22, 2024.
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A sturdy heart

“Chair Pond Head, Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge – Hollingsworth Trail, Maine” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on July 7, 2024.
“A sturdy heart” composed and performed with harmonica, guitar, and slide guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on July 9, 2024.
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Moose in hiding

“Moose in hiding” photographed in Baxter State Park, Maine by Sanford Ross Bender on June 30, 2024.
” Moose in hiding” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on July 2, 2024.
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Serendipity

“Marshall Point Lighthouse” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on June 28, 2024.

“Saturday morning skies” composed and performed with guitar and slide by Sanford Ross Bender on June 29, 2024.
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Don’t listen to everything you hear

Photograph taken at Roque Bluffs, Maine by Sanford R. Bender on June 6, 2024.
“Don’t listen to everything you hear” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on June 19, 2024.