In 1973, a high school English teacher named Pamela Wood founded Salt in Kennebunk, Maine as a place to teach students how to become writers, photographers, and most of all, ethical storytellers. Over the years, much has changed at Salt. We've relocated five times, altered our name, expanded our programs, changed our student focus from high school to college and beyond, updated our look, and evolved our mission. Nevertheless, our commitment to teaching hungry students how to become truthful, thorough, and creative documentarians has never wavered.

Over 35 years, more than 700 students from all over the country and the world have attended Salt. Each of those students has documented the stories of at least one, in most cases several, Mainers. Through our website, and our publications (new and old), we continue to share the stories of so many truly extraordinary people and the great work of our students. Each semester we are proud to send a group of powerful media makers out into the world hoping that they, in some way, continue to shape our ever-changing media landscape. As we grow, our goal is to educate + promote documentary storytellers through both our programs and events and, as a result, encourage the production of more substantive, ethical, and compelling documentary work for generations to come.