Daniel E. Theberge was born in Lewiston, Maine on March 22, 1959. He spent his days as a young child in the nearby city of Auburn. It is in this town that Dan found his love for the camera, as he continually played with his fathers. He continued this love throughout his grammar and middle school days, taking his own camera everywhere. In high school, his interest grew into that of graphic arts with a particular zeal for photographic slides. This lead to his first job, at the photo department of the Lewiston Sun-Journal newspaper in 1976. Daniel graduated from Edward Little as a member of the National Honor Society in 1977, and continued to work for the newspaper.
     Two years later, in 1979, Dan left Lewiston to travel Europe and see the world. He spent this time backpacking and living on trains, building his first true photo resume. This photographic experience yielded over 700 photographs of various aspects of life in Europe. Two months later, Dan returned home to start showing his work to local businesses.
     In 1981, Dans first and only child Dylan was born. This lead him to work in the hardware field in order to support his family. Unfortunately, this would also lead to diminished time for his true passion in life -- photography.
     This did not deter Daniel from making his love into more than just a common hobby. In 1998, he opened Theberge Studios, and started selling black and white photographs with accompanying sketches. These sets started out mostly as the buildings of clients' businesses, but soon expanded into a wide range of free-lance shots.
     Dans love for lighthouses has kept him close to the ocean, his favorite atmosphere to work in. Always looking for that perfect coastal scene, or the different and unusual shot.
     The photos seen here are created by hand in a darkroom, with no use of any digital equipment. Daniel believes that this is a dying art that needs to be kept alive, and he strives in his work to preserve this process.