Dave Dostie - MBA, MSB, MSHR

Dave is a self-taught Maine-based photographer balancing full-time commitments to careers in photography and government finance.  While he enjoys capturing dynamic landscapes, his primary focus and work is on documentary and event photography using a photojournalistic approach and style. His images have received numerous awards and been published widely. His passion for telling stories through photographs is what he finds to be most rewarding.  Regardless of the subject, Dave’s main objective is to accurately and authentically capture and document moments in time.  He believes that emotion is what connects a viewer to an image and is the main driver for his compositions.  For 10 years now Dave’s been a contributing photographer for Maine Magazine, Maine Home+Design Magazine, DownEast Magazine, MaineHomes by DownEast, Islandport Magazine, and a number of press outlets across the country. To date, he’s successfully photographed over 1,400 assignments and events with that number continuing to climb almost daily.

Condensed Resume:
Education: Master’s Degree - Husson University - MSB (2015), MBA (2017), MSHR (2018)
Work Experience: Maine State Government - Finance & Contracts Operations Manager - 2001-Current
Work Experience: Commercial Freelance & Contributing Editorial Photographer - Advocate Media, State 23 Media, Maine Magazine 2014-Current, Downeast Magazine 2018-Current, Islandport 2018-Current. 1,400+ Corporate & Non-Profit Events successfully covered.

2022 Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Community Service Award Recipient
2022, 2023 Windsor Fair Photography Exhibition Judge & Staff Photographer
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Member
Maine Professional Photographers Association Member
Maine Photography Show Award Recipient (7 of 8 years)
2023 State of Maine Photography Show - Best of Show - The Cobbler

Corporate & Non-Profit Clients Portfolio: 
Maine Magazine, Maine Home+Design Magazine, DownEast Magazine, MaineHomes by DownEast, Old Port Magazine, Eat Maine, Love Maine Radio, KME Kovatch Global, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Portland Trails, Living Spaces Consultants, Damariscotta River Grill, Bulldog Fire Apparatus, Capitol Weekly, Linekin Bay Resort, Russell House Bed & Breakfast, Quarry Tap Room, Core Marketing & Design, AHOP, Berlin City Auto Group, Maine Veteran's Home, Portland Museum of Art, Rambler's Way, Boothbay Harbor Fest, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Kitchen, Kents Hill School, Purdue University, Colby College, Freedom Boat Club, The Food Network, Associated General Contractors of Maine, Kennebunkport Festival, Boothbay Harborfest. Boothbay Harbor Country Club, Knickerbocker Group, The Farnsworth, The Ecology School, Siemens, Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce, City Lifestyle Magazine, PFG, MaineGeneral Medical Center & Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, MEMIC, LifeFlight…

Do you look back at old photographs and reminisce about family and friends? Maybe you’ve reflected back upon life and found photographs to be a conduit through which you’re brought back in time? Do you see value in freezing a special moment visually so that it may be relived in the future? I don’t just believe all of this to be true, I also happen to be a photographer with a passion for capturing special key moments for later reflection.

- Dave