More about our Writers & Photographers
Castle Freeman Jr.
Daria Bishop
Jean Carlson Masseau
Melissa Pasanen
Sky Barsch is a freelance writer and multimedia producer living in the Northeast Kingdom. www.skybarsch.com.
Daria Bishop lives in Williston and specializes in commercial photography.
Paul O. Boisvert lives in Shelburne and has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. www.pauloboisvert.com
Marialisa Calta lives in Calais and is a nationally syndicated food columnist and cookbook author. www.marialisacalta.com
Dennis Curran lives in Waitsfield and photographs the Mad River Valley year-round. www.curranphotography.com
Michelle Edelbaum is the associate editor of interactive content for Eating Well magazine.
Castle Freeman is an award-winning short story writer and novelist whose books include Judgment Hill and My Life and Adventures: A Novel.
Andy Gimino is a photographer and lives in Burlington.
Susan Green is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Seven Days, Vermont’s arts and lifestyle newspaper.
Jean Carlson Masseau is a painter, illustrator and photographer who lives in Hinesburg. www.jcmasseau.com.
Brian Mohr is an outdoors photographer based in Moretown. www.emberphoto.com.
Melissa Pasanen is a regular contributor to Vermont Life as well as Eating Well magazine, USA Today and www.salon.com. She is the co-author with chef Rick Gencarelli of “Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories From Vermont.” She lives in Burlington with her family.
Jordan Silverman divides his photography business between photojournalism — for publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Associated Press and The Boston Globe — and commercial work — for clients such as Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Public Radio, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Burton Snowboards, Middlebury College, Getty Images, and UVM. Jordan lives in Burlington. www.jordansilverman.com.
Tom Slayton was the editor of Vermont Life for over 20 years and now serves as editor emeritus.
Leif Tillotson lives in Enosburg. His photography includes scenery, car racing, weddings and portraits. He is also the recipient of Vermont Life’s Ralph Nading Hill Award for his essay entitled “Earl’s Barn.” www.leiftillotsonphotography.com.
Jeb Wallace-Brodeur is chief photographer at the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.
Jim Westphalen is a photographer who specializes in New England architecture, home interiors and fashion. http://jimwestphalen.com.
Leslie Wright is an award-winning writer with over a decade's worth of daily news reporting in her background. She holds degrees from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
