Author: John Benford, Photographer

Portsmouth Locale Hero: Vernis Jackson

Robert Cook, John Benford, Photographer,

If the City of Portsmouth is viewed as one of the most diverse communities in New Hampshire today, Vernis Jackson may have planted the first seeds 60 years ago.

Why You Should Eat Local Oysters

Sarah Cahalan, John Benford, Photographer, Greta Rybus, Photographer,

Fresh, live oysters are a curious delicacy, causing some to react with moans of pleasure and others with groans of disgust, but how many in that second group have ever actually tasted one? Here’s how, when, where and why they should suck it up and suck one down.

Building on Hope's 2018 Project

Lynne Snierson, John Benford, Photographer, Joe St. Pierre, Photographer,

Local nonprofit group Building on Hope brings new life to the Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire in Concord.

10 Reasons Why YOU Should Visit the NH Motor Speedway

Rick Mastin, John Benford, Photographer,

Need a good reason to go to a NASCAR race in Loudon? Here are 10 of them. If you still refuse, then, to quote New Hampshire’s Sarah Silverman (speaking about something entirely different), “You’re being ridiculous.”

Crafting a Future

Barbara Coles, John Benford, Photographer,

One way to escape from prison is to dig a tunnel through rock and soil with a purloined kitchen spoon, but what if all that energy and imagination went instead into creating lasting works of beauty?