Lily Piel Photography

Lily was raised in Vermont. After studying history at Bates College, she worked as a research assistant in marine labs for 6 years, studied dolphin ecology in the Gulf of Mexico and Ionian Sea, then taught herself Italian while living in Milan and outside Florence. Returning to Maine in 2001 to study film-making at Maine Media Workshops, she discovered a love for still photography and local food systems, taking pictures of farmer friends in the fields while working on their Community Supported Agriculture farm. For the last eight years she has been photographing for magazines and private clients. Her favorite subjects are people, agriculture, and community.

Lily hopes to be a matchmaker - helping Mainers fall in love with the community of farms and farmers all around them. Her work celebrates the beauty and authenticity of sustainable agriculture in Maine.